The USS YAG-2 (ex-Hoi Kong, ex-Robert O., later Yamashiro Maru) was a miscellaneous auxiliary service craft of the United States Navy that served during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States Navy | |
| Name | YAG-2 |
| Builder | South China Shipbuilding and Repair Works Ltd., Hong Kong |
| Launched | 1931 |
| Acquired | acquired by the U.S. Navy, 19 June 1941 |
| Stricken | 22 February 1943 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 10 December 1941; re-floated and commissioned as an Imperial Japanese Army transport |
| History | |
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Yamashiro Maru |
| Commissioned | 1942/1943 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 288 gross register tons[2] |
| Length | 128.4 ft (39.1 m) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 25.6 ft (7.8 m)[2] |
| Draught | 7.6 ft (2.3 m)[2] |
| Installed power | 220 bhp[1] |
| Propulsion | two Deutz 6-cylinder diesel engines[1] |
History
editShe was built in by the South China Shipbuilding and Repair Works Ltd. in Hong Kong and launched in 1931 as the Hoi Kong.[1][2] She was steel-hulled.[1] In 1934, she was acquired by the North Negros Sugar Company in Manapla, Philippines and renamed Robert O.[2][1] On 19 June 1941, the United States Navy purchased her from the North Negros Sugar Company and designated her as a Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft (YAG).[2] She was assigned to the Cavite Navy Yard, 16th Naval District.[2] On 25 October 1941, she began a conversion to a net tender which was expected to be completed by 15 December 1941.[2] Prior to her completion, she was attacked and destroyed by enemy aircraft during the Japanese attack on Cavite Navy Yard on 10 December 1941.[1] She was officially listed as lost on 2 January 1942 - the date of the Japanese occupation of Manila - and struck from the Naval List on 22 February 1943.[2] In 1942 or 1943, she was salvaged by the Japanese, renamed the Yamashiro Maru (registration 2213), and commissioned as an Imperial Japanese Army transport.[1] Her ultimate fate is unknown.[1]
She was awarded one battle star.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Service Ship Photo Archive YAG-2". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roberts, Stephen S. (15 November 2008). "Small YAG's acquired July-December 1941". shipscribe.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.