Miscellaneous YAG

Miscellaneous Yard Craft (YAG)

No YAGs were purpose-built: all were conversions, for a variety of missions. If anyone can add to this table, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 9 January 2012.

Type	#	Shipbuilder	Location	Previous Names	Ft.	Tons	Built	Acq'd.	Disposition
YAG	1	Pacific American	Bellingham WA	Catherine D	243	2,224	1919	1941	Named Tatoosh, scuttled 1945
YAG	2	South China SB	Hong Kong	Hoi Kong/Robert O	128	288	1931	1941	Lost at Cavite 10-Dec-41
YAG	3	HK & Whampoa DD	Hong Kong	Paz II	120	221	1926	1941	Lost at Cavite 10-Dec-41
YAG	4	HK & Whampoa DD	Hong Kong	Manapla	125	248	1931	1941	Lost at Cavite 10-Dec-41
YAG	5	J. F. James & Son	Essex MA	Radio	97	132	1924	1941	Ex-AGb 1, sold 1946, foundered 1950
YAG	6	Geo. S. Lawley	Neponset MA	Enchantress	136	191	1911	1941	Ex-AGb 2, sold 1946
YAG	7	Burmeister & Wain	Copenhagen DK	Vedette/Baltimore	158	458	1924	1941	Sold 1946 as Susan J. Hamilton, Insco Trader 1948, foundered off Barranquilla 1954
YAG	8	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point MD	Wilton	245	3,000	1923	1941	Reclassified Manhasset (AG 47) 1942, WIX 276 1943, sold 1946
YAG	9	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point MD	Cornish	233	3,000	1923	1941	Reclassified Muskeget (AG 48) 1942, WAG 48 1942, torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 9-Sep-42
YAG	10								Cancelled
YAG	11	Long Beach SB	Long Beach CA	Casco/Kailua/Western Trader	120	328	1920	1942	Named Baranof, sold 1948 as Western Trader, scrapped 1970
YAG	12	Portland SB	Portland ME	Electronic/North Haven	109	210	1913	1942	Returned to owner 1945 as North Haven, Manhattan 1947, scrapped 1968
YAG	13	Delaware River IW	Chester PA	Idalia/Malay II/Palace	163	195	1899	1942	Ex-PYc 33, sunk as target 1944
YAG	14	Geo. S. Lawley	South Boston MA	Calumet/Ketoh/Dixie/Tourist	123	168	1903	1942	Ex-PYc 32, sold 1945 as Tourist, scrapped 1952
YAG	15	Germania Werft	Kiel, Germany	Kallista/Fisherman II	156	445	1921	1942	Named Mindoro, to MARAD 1946
YAG	16	Germania Werft	Kiel, Germany	Icaros	80	87	1887	1942	Acquired 1942, sold 1944
YAG	17	International SB	Pascagoula MS	City of Vicksburg/Marsala	284	2,422	1919	1942	Acquired 1942, wrecked in the James River 1944
YAG	18	Neafie & Levy	Philadelphia PA	Relief	128	242	1891	1942	Sold 1947
YAG	19	Mathis Yachts	Camden NJ	Lanakilai/Ellenar	94	40	1930	1942	Sold 1946
YAG	20	Mathis Yachts	Camden NJ	Minoco/Idyl	98	165	1930	1941	Ex-YHB 15, sold 1945
YAG	21	Mathis Yachts	Camden NJ	Memory/West Wind/Lela	92	90	1929	1941	Ex-YHB 17, wrecked off Key West 1945
YAG	22		Oakland CA	Oakland	99	225	1923	1942	Later YF 568 1943, returned 1946
YAG	23	GHH	Walsum, Germany	Ensenada	132	417	1936	1942	Sold 1946 as Philippine Trader, Agno 1950, Magallames 1954, scrapped 1987
YAG	24	Fullerton & Co.	Paisley, Scotland	Awahou	146	410	1912	1942	Returned 1944
YAG	25	Seebeck Werft	Geestemunde, Germany	Favorita Dona Catalina/Marie Kothe/Mars/Marion Sleigh/Port Whangarei	158	500	1906	1942	Sold 1944 as Holmburn, later Jacques del Mar, wrecked 1954
YAG	26	G. T. Nicol	Auckland, New Zealand	Taupata	118	268	1930	1942	Returned 1944, sold 1949
YAG	27	G. T. Nicol	Auckland, New Zealand	Kohi	110	93		1942	Returned 1944
YAG	28			Samana	96	100	1940	1942	Sold 1946
YAG	29	Globe IW	Cleveland OH	Algonquin	204	1,181	1898	1943	To USCG as CG 4, sold 1931, reacquired 1943, scrapped 1948
YAG	30	John Wilson SB	Seattle WA	V. P. Handy	83	105	1915	1943	Sold 1946
YAG	31	Nilson & Velez	Seattle WA	Comet/Dorothea	94	116	1910	1943	Returned 1943
YAG	32	Johnson Foundry	New York NY	Azalea/Christiana	145	516	1892	1943	Ex-IX 82, sold 1946
YAG	33	Duthie & Co.	Seattle WA	Unimak	100	146	1912	1944	Ex-USAFS Major J. R. Wessely (FS 80), sold 1946
YAG	34	Gunderson SY	Portland OR	Hiyu	150	498	1924	1943	Sold 1947
YAG	35	Seattle SB & DD	Seattle WA	Col. William A. Glassford	154	602	1944	1947	Ex-Nashawena (AG 142), sold 1960 as Omega,
YAG	36	Delta SB	New Orleans LA	Floyd W. Spencer	441	4,023	1944	1953	Scrapped 1960
YAG	37	Permanente No. 2	Richmond CA	John L. Sullivan	441	4,023	1943	1953	Scrapped 1958
YAG	38	New England SB	Portland ME	Edward Kavanaugh	441	4,023	1943	1953	Scrapped 1960
YAG	39	Permanente No. 2	Richmond CA	George Eastman	441	4,023	1942	1953	Scrapped 1977
YAG	40	Jones Construction	Panama City FL	Granville S. Hall	441	4,023	1943	1953	Scrapped 1972
YAG	41	Jones Construction	Panama City FL	James Squires	441	4,023	1945	1954	Later Guardian (YAGR 1) 1958, scrapped 1971
YAG	42	Jones Construction	Panama City FL	Claude B. Kitchen	441	4,023	1945	1955	Later Lookout (YAGR 2) 1958, scrapped 1970
YAG	43	Jones Construction	Panama City FL	Raphael R. Rivera	441	4,023	1943	1955	Later Skywatcher (YAGR 3) 1958, scrapped 1971
YAG	44	Jones Construction	Panama City FL	James W. Wheeler	441	4,023	1943	1955	Later Searcher (YAGR 4) 1958, scrapped 1970
YAG	45			John Marshall	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	46			Eli Whitney	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	47			George Chamberlain	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	48			George Chaffey	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	49			Clifford D. Mallory	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	50			John Stevenson	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	51			R. Ney McNeely	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	52			Richard Richardson	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	53			William H. Ashley	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	54			Andrew J. Newbury	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	55			Arthur M. Huddell	441	4,023	1942		Cancelled
YAG	56	New York SB	Camden NJ	Garden State Mariner	563	18,000	1953	1956	Later Compass Island (EAG 153), scrapped 2003
YAG	57	New York SB	Camden NJ	Empire State Mariner	563	18,000	1953	1957	Later Observation Island (EAG 154), T-AGM 23, active
YAG	58								Not used
YAG	59								Not used
YAG	60	Lake Washington SY	Seattle WA	Butternut	162	560	1941	1969	Ex-YN 4, AN 9, ANL 9, sunk as target 1977
YAG	61			Monob One				1970	Ex-YW 87, IX 309, to Mexico 1996
YAG	62	Halter Marine	New Orleans LA	Deer Island	120	172	1966	1983	To Mexico 1996 as Rio Hondo (A 26), now Hondo (BI 06_
YAG	87	Henry B. Nevibs	City Island NY	Odyssey	89	92	1938	1968	Ex-Saluda (IX 87), to Tacoma Sea Scouts 1974

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