USS YP-16

	CG-267 aside CG-816 and forward of CG-263, Port Townsend, Washington, 1920s
United States Coast Guard
Name	CG-267
Ordered	1924
Builder	Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle
Commissioned	1925
Homeport	Bremerton, Washington
Identification	code letters: NAML; ;
Fate	Transferred to United States Navy, January 1934
United States Navy
Name	YP-16
Acquired	January 1934
Reclassified	YP-16
Stricken	24 July 1942
Homeport	Agana, Guam
Honours and; awards	1 Battle Stars; American Defense Service Medal ; American Campaign Medal ; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ; World War II Victory Medal;
Fate	Sunk by enemy aircraft, 10 December 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage	37.5 GRT
Length	74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a
Beam	13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Draught	3.75 ft (1.14 m)
Installed power	500 SHP
Propulsion	two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers
Complement	8
Armament	1 x 1-pounder gun forward

NameCG-267

Ordered1924

BuilderLake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle

Commissioned1925

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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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1941
Shipwrecks	2 Dec: Virsaitis 6 Dec: HMS Perseus 7 Dec: USS Arizona, USS California, USS Cassin, Cynthia Olson, USS Downes, Ha-19, M-16, M-18, M-20, M-22, USS Nevada, USS Oglala, USS Oklahoma, Sauternes, USS Shaw, U-208, USS Utah, USS West Virginia, HMCS Windflower 8 Dec: SS Capillo, Nisqually, USS Penguin, HMS Peterel, Ravnaas 10 Dec: HMS Banka, USS Bittern, I-70, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, Takao Maru, No. 10, USS YP-16 11 Dec: Hayate, Kisaragi, HMS Lady Shirley 12 Dec: Awazisan Maru, HMS Moth, HMS Tamar 13 Dec: Alberico da Barbiano, Alberto di Giussano 14 Dec: HMS Galatea 15 Dec: Empire Barracuda, HNLMS O 16, U-127 16 Dec: U-557 17 Dec: Corregidor, Ro-66, Shinonome, U-131 18 Dec: U-434 19 Dec: HMS Neptune, HNLMS O 20, HMS Stanley, U-574 20 Dec: Emidio, HMS Kandahar 21 Dec: HMS Audacity, HMS Cicala, HNLMS K XVII, U-451, U-567 23 Dec: Hayataka Maru, Montebello, Patrol Boat No. 32, Patrol Boat No. 33, Shuntien, U-79 24 Dec: Absaroka, HNLMS K XVI, USS Rochester, Sagiri, HMS Salvia 25 Dec: Empire Dragon, USS Sealion, HMS Thracian 26 Dec: Unyo Maru No. 2 27 Dec: Arayat, Canlaon 28 Dec: Banahao, DCH-1, U-75, Volo, SS Connecticut 29 Dec: BRP Banahaw, Ro-60 Unknown date: HMS H31, USS Nereus, HMS Triumph, Vizcaya
Other incidents	7 Dec: USS Gamble, USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee, USS Thresher, USS Vestal 8 Dec: Awazisan Maru, USS Thresher 9 Dec: I-10 10 Dec: Oigawa Maru, USS Sealion 11 Dec: HMS Jackal 16 Dec: HMS Thracian 17 Dec: Ro-62 20 Dec: USS Pompano 24 Dec: Absaroka 31 Dec: Ruth Alexander
1940 1941 1942 November 1941 January 1942

USS YP-16

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United States Coast Guard

CG-267 aside CG-816 and forward of CG-263, Port Townsend, Washington, 1920s


Name	CG-267
Ordered	1924
Builder	Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle
Commissioned	1925
Homeport	Bremerton, Washington
Identification	code letters: NAML^[1]
Fate	Transferred to United States Navy, January 1934


United States Navy
Name	YP-16
Acquired	January 1934
Reclassified	YP-16
Stricken	24 July 1942
Homeport	Agana, Guam
Honours and awards	1 Battle Stars American Defense Service Medal^[2] American Campaign Medal^[2] Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[2] World War II Victory Medal^[2]
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