USS Iona (YT-107)

	USS Iona (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines
History
Spain
Name	Unknown
Fate	seized by the United States, 1898
United States
Name	Iona
Namesake	Iona
Acquired	captured by United States Navy, 1898
Commissioned	1898
Honours and; awards	Spanish Campaign Medal; American Defense Service Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Defense Medal;
Fate	sunk, 3 January 1942
General characteristics
Type	Harbor tug
Tonnage	107 GRT
Length	56 ft (17 m) o/a
Beam	10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Draught	5.67 ft (1.73 m)
Installed power	125 hp (93 kW)
Propulsion	steam, single screw

NameUnknown

Fateseized by the United States, 1898

NameIona

NamesakeIona

USS Iona (YT-107) was a wooden-hulled, harbor tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Jan: Malama 2 Jan: Mercedes, Ruth Alexander 3 Jan: USS Iona 8 Jan: Tornator 9 Jan: HMS Vimiera 11 Jan: USAT Liberty 12 Jan: Cyclops, HNLMS Prins van Oranje, U-374 14 Jan: Chepo 15 Jan: Empire Bay, U-93, U-577 17 Jan: HMS Gurkha, I-60, HMS Matabele 18 Jan: Bantam, Hai-Kan No. 6 19 Jan: Lady Hawkins 20 Jan: Eidsvold, I-124, Banshu Maru No. 52, USS S-36, Westralia 23 Jan: Navemar, USS Neches 24 Jan: Empire Wildebeeste, Nana Maru, USS S-26 25 Jan: Z8 Bruno Heinemann 26 Jan: Refast, HMAS Sirocco 27 Jan: Harpa, I-73, HMS Thanet 30 Jan: USCGC Alexander Hamilton, USC&GS Research 31 Jan: HMS Belmont, HMS Culver, Spreewald Unknown date: HMS Triumph
Other incidents	3 Jan: I-58, Krasny Kavkaz 6 Jan Sinkyo Maru 7 Jan: V 5104 Orkan 10 Jan: U-374 16 Jan: Empire Chief 19 Jan: Malay 21 Jan: Enrico Cosenz 22 Jan: Boyky, Molotov, Shch-214 Unknown date: Empire Arun
1941 1942 1943 December 1941 February 1942

References

History

USS Iona (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines




Spain
Name	Unknown
Fate	seized by the United States, 1898


United States
Name	Iona
Namesake	Iona
Acquired	captured by United States Navy, 1898
Commissioned	1898
Honours and awards	Spanish Campaign Medal^[1] American Defense Service Medal^[1] Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[1] World War II Victory Medal^[1] Philippine Defense Medal^[1]
Fate	sunk, 3 January 1942


General characteristics
Type	Harbor tug
Tonnage	107 GRT^[2]
Length	56 ft (17 m) o/a^[2]
Beam	10.25 ft (3.12 m)^[2]
Draught	5.67 ft (1.73 m)^[2]
Installed power	125 hp (93 kW)^[1]
Propulsion	steam, single screw^[1]