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Sunk by Japanese gunfire at Corregidor, 12 April 1942

YAG-4

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 691)
  • Launched, 21 May 1931
  • Completed for North Negros Sugar Co., Ltd. Iloilo, PI as motor cargo vessel Manapla, 1931
  • Acquisition by Navy directed, 02 June 1941
  • Purchased by Navy for $59,500
  • 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-4 survived the bombing of Cavite and the fall of Manila, and was active in the Bataan campaign, assigned to the 16th Naval District's Inshore Patrol
  • Evacuated personnel from Mariveles, 08 April 1942
  • Sunk by Japanese gunfire in South Harbor, Corregidor, 12 April 1942
  • Struck from Naval Register, 22 February 1943
  • YAG-4 was awarded one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 248 gross tons, 111 net tons
    Length 125' 9" waterline, 131' 0" overall
    Beam 24' 1"
    Draft 7' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 2 officers, 30 enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion one Polar Type M43 4-cylinder diesel, 200bhp
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    YAG-2
    14200201    		 108k Cavite Navy Yard, Manila, Philippine Islands, 27 October 1941. YAG-2 and YAG-4 were under conversion here at this time. The two candidate vessels that are about the right size and type are moored together at the left of the photo while a third is among the larger ships to the right. The larger ships include the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), two four-piper destroyers, a submarine and three Auk-class minesweepers.
    National Archives photo 80-G-178321 (cropped)    		 Robert Hurst, courtesy Shipscribe.com
    YAG-2
    14200401    		 77k Profile and deck plan for Manapla, dated 26 November 1930.
    Lloyds Register Foundation reference LRF-PUN-007161-007167-0111-P    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for YAG-4 at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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