USLHT Banahao was lighthouse tender that served in the Philippines.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States Lighthouse Service | |
| Name | USLHT Banahao |
| Namesake | Mount Banahao |
| Owner | Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Ordered | 23 June 1930 |
| Builder | Schichau-Werke |
| Yard number | 1237 |
| Launched | 13 December 1930 |
| Completed | March 1931 |
| Homeport | Manila |
| Fate | Sunk by air attack, 28 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | lighthouse tender |
| Tonnage | 667 GT,[1] 225 NT[1] |
| Length | 52.5 metres (172 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Beam | 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.0 metres (13 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Installed power | 1,100 ihp[1] |
History
editOn 23 June 1930, she was ordered by the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from the German shipbuilder Schichau-Werke, the second of three cutters ordered[1][2] to serve with the Bureau of Customs as inspection and enforcement ships (the other two ships were her sister ship Canlaon and the 903 GT Arayat).[2][3] She was laid down at Schichau's Danzig shipyard, launched on 13 December 1930, completed in March 1931, and delivered on 4 March 1931.[2][3] Banahao was later converted to a lighthouse tender.
During the Japanese invasion the Philippines, she returned to her home port of Manila where the Asiatic Fleet had retreated. On 28 December 1941, she was attacked by Japanese planes and sunk.[4][5] Philippine freighter Mauban was also sunk.[5] She was later raised by the Imperial Japanese Army.[4] Her ultimate fate is unknown.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Merchant Vessels of the United States. United States Coast Guard. 1934. p. 1135.
- ^ a b c von Mach, Andreas (10 August 2008). "Philippine 'Coast Guard' ships". warsailors.com.
- ^ a b "Philippine 'Coast Guard' ships". warsailors.com. 10 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Naval Events, January 1942, Part 1 of 2, Thursday 1st – Wednesday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ a b Cressman (15 October 2016). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591146384.