USS Iona (YT-107) was a wooden-hulled, harbor tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II.
_at_Cavite_Navy_Yard,_Philippine_Islands.jpeg) USS Iona (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines
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| History | |
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| Name | Unknown |
| Fate | seized by the United States, 1898 |
 United States | |
| Name | Iona |
| Namesake | Iona |
| Acquired | captured by United States Navy, 1898 |
| Commissioned | 1898 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | sunk, 3 January 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harbor tug |
| Tonnage | 107 GRT[2] |
| Length | 56 ft (17 m) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 10.25 ft (3.12 m)[2] |
| Draught | 5.67 ft (1.73 m)[2] |
| Installed power | 125 hp (93 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion | steam, single screw[1] |
History
editShe was seized by the United States at the Cavite Navy Yard in 1898 sometime after the Battle of Manila Bay from Spain during the Spanish–American War.[2][1] Her original name, place of building, date of origin, and classification are unknown.[2][1] In 1898, she was christened USS Iona, commissioned the United States Navy, and assigned to the Cavite Navy Yard, 16th Naval District, United States Asiatic Fleet.[2][1][3] On 17 July 1920, she was designated as District Harbor Tug YT-107.[2][1] She is believed to have been destroyed in an air raid at Cavite Navy Yard during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines on 3 January 1942.[2][1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Iona (YT-107)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Iona I (YT-107)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. 22 July 2015.
- ^ Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Tonys, Alan (31 January 2017). "USS Iona (YT-107) (+1942)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 29 March 2020.