USS YP-16
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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.
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CG-267 aside CG-816 and forward of CG-263, Port Townsend, Washington, 1920s | |
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| Name | CG-267 |
| Ordered | 1924 |
| Builder | Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle |
| Commissioned | 1925 |
| Home port | Bremerton, Washington |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to United States Navy, January 1934 |
  United States Navy | |
| Name | YP-16 |
| Acquired | January 1934 |
| Reclassified | YP-16 |
| Stricken | 24 July 1942 |
| Home port | Agana, Guam |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Sunk by enemy aircraft, 10 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 37.5 GRT[2] |
| Length | 74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
| Draught | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Installed power | 500 SHP[2] |
| Propulsion | two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers[2] |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 x 1-pounder gun forward |
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 oiler Ramapo 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]
She was awarded one battle star.[2]