USS YP-16 was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as CG-267 from 1925 to 1934, and in the fleet of the United States Navy as YP-16 from 1934 until 1941. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft during the Japanese attack on Guam.
History
She was laid down at the Seattle shipyard of the Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard.[2] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.[3] The date of her launching and completion is uncertain although the class design was finalized in April 1924 and all of the Six-Bitters were commissioned by 1925.[3] She was commissioned in 1925 as CG-267.[2] In January 1934, she was transferred to the United States Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).[2] She was assigned to the 13th Naval District where she trained reservists.[2] On 22 October 1940, she along with her sister ship YP-17, were delivered to Guam aboard the replenishment oilerRamapo for duty as a patrol boat and island defense.[2] On 10 December 1941, she was attacked and severely damaged by Japanese aircraft;[2] her crew burned the hulk[4] to avoid capture during the Japanese attack on Guam. She was struck from the Naval List on 24 July 1942.[2] Her crew was captured and sent to Japanese internment camps.[2]
^ abCanney, Donald L. (1989). "Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series)"(PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2020. The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commission October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week.
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