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Balanga (YT-103)


District Harbor Tug:
  • Built as the copper-sheathed composite hull tug Balanga for the Spanish Navy
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Captured at Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, 1 May 1898
  • Placed in service as Balanga (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-103, 17 July 1920
  • Placed out of service in 1920
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1920
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown.
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 69'
    Beam 13'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion steam, single screw

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