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Lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, May 1942

YAG-3

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Defense Medal
Self-propelled Steel-hulled Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft:
  • Built by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, BCC (YN 629)
  • Launched, 10 August 1926
  • Completed as motor vessel Paz II for the North Negros Sugar Co., Ltd., Iloilo, PI, September 1926
  • Acquisition by Navy directed, 02 June 1941
  • Purchased by Navy for $54,000
  • Delivered to Navy and placed in service at Cavite Navy Yard, 25 June 1941
  • Intended to be fitted as a minesweeper
  • Contrary to most reports, YAG-3 survived the bombing of Cavite and the fall of Manila. She is mentioned several times as "USS Paz II" in 16th Naval District documents, and was still in existence in March 1942
  • Likely lost with the fall of Corregidor, 06 May 1942
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 February 1943
  • YAG-3 was awarded one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 221 gross tons
    Length 120' 0" between perpendiculars, 124' 8" overall
    Beam 24' 1"
    Draft 8' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 2 officers, 20 enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion one Atlas Type F.41 4-cylinder diesel, 160bhp
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    YAG-3
    14200301    		 88k Paz II as completed, 1927. Photo from The Far Eastern Review, March 1927. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for YAG-3 at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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