Overseas Naval Stations ~ Shipbuilding History

Overseas Naval Stations

Most recent update: May 21, 2011.

Since the 19th century, the Navy has maintained bases overseas, with facilities for the maintenance and repair of naval vessels. Many of these built yard craft and other small vessels, notably the shipyard art Cavite, on Manila Bay, which is still operational as the Philippine Navy's shipyard. The table below is far from complete.

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	Name	Type	LOA	Tons	Built	Acquired	Notes
Built at Manila Shipyard, Cavite NS (Philippines)
	Basco	gunboat		61	1881	1899	sold 1908
	Gardoqui	gunboat		61	1882	1898	sold 1911
	Urdaneta	gunboat		61	1883	1899	sold 1916
	Panay	gunboat		162	1885	1899	sold 1920
	Albay	gunboat		173	1886	1899	sold 1906
	Arayat	gunboat	121	243	1888	1900	sold 1910
	Calamianes	gunboat		173	1888	1899	sold 1907
	Paragua	gunboat	121	243	1888	1899	sold 1912
	Callao	gunboat	121	243	1888	1898	later PG-37, YFB-11, sold 1923
	Pampanga	gunboat	121	243	1888	1898	later PG-39, sunk as target 1928
	Samar	gunboat	121	243	1888	1898	later PG-41, sold 1921
	Mindanao	gunboat		163	1894	1898	scrapped 1905
		covered lighter	63			1898	later YF-4
		covered lighter	85			1898	later YF-5
		covered lighter	80			1898	later YF-6
YFB-681	Santa Rita	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-682	Rosal	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-683	Camia	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-684	Dapdap	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-685	Rivera	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-687	Magdalena	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YFB-688	Yacal	ferry boat	71			1907	left in the Philippines 1942
YE-7		ammunition lighter	90		1907
YE-8		ammunition lighter	110		1907
YF-20		covered lighter	60		1907
YF-21		covered lighter	60		1907
YD-15		derrick barge	45		1907		struck 1920
YPD-8		pile driver	80		1907
YW-19		water barge	90	185	1907		later YO-42, struck 1942
YA-21		ash lighter	60		1908
YD-19		derrick barge	45		1908		struck 1942
YF-24		covered lighter	60		1908
YF-34		covered lighter	50		1908
YF-35		covered lighter	50		1908
YF-37		covered lighter	50		1908
YPF-2		power plant	89	100	1908		later YSR-2. lost 1942
YC-144		open lighter	110	170	1908		scrapped 1920
YC-145		open lighter	110	170	1908
YC-146		open lighter	110	170	1908
YC-147		open lighter	110	170	1908
YA-37		ash lighter	60		1910		sold 1918
YF-28		covered lighter	110		1910
YC-238		open lighter	110	170	1910
YF-177		covered lighter	110	138	1919		lost 1942
YF-178		covered lighter	110	138	1919		lost 1942
YF-179		covered lighter	110	138	1919		lost 1942
YF-180		covered lighter	110	138	1919		lost 1942
YF-181		covered lighter	110	138	1919		lost 1942
YA-52		ash lighter	50	30	1920		lost 1942
YA-59		ash lighter	50	30	1920		lost 1942
YC-537		open lighter	110	170	1920		destroyed 1947
YC-538		open lighter	110	170	1920
YC-539		open lighter	110	170	1920
YC-540		open lighter	110	170	1920
YO-41		oil barge	37		1931		struck 1942
Built at Culebra NS (Puerto Rico)
YM-3		dredge	30		1907
Built at Guam NS (Guam)
YC-138		open lighter	60		1909		later YM-5
YF-27		covered lighter	49		1910
YM-13		dredge			1925		captured by Japan 1942
YC-719		open lighter	92	55	1941		lost 1941
Built at Guantanamo NS (Cuba)
YF-14		covered lighter	40	30	1906		later YC-655, equipment 1948
YF-15		covered lighter	40	30	1906		later YC-656, equipment 1948
YA-25		ash lighter	40	30	1909		later YC-686, equipment 1948
YA-26		ash lighter	40	30	1909		later YC-687, equipment 1948
YA-27		ash lighter	40		1909
YA-28		ash lighter	40		1909
Built at Olongapo NS (Philippines)
YW-24		water barge	70		1906		scrapped before 1921
YM-1		dredge	30		1908
YM-2		dredge	30		1908
YM-4		dredge	50		1908		captured by Japan 1942
YM-6		dredge	50		1908
YD-16		derrick barge	80		1908		sold 1924
YPD-9		pile driver	56		1908
Built at Panama NS (Panama Canal Zone)
YSP-37		seaplane pontoon	32		1929
YSP-38		seaplane pontoon	32		1929
YSP-39		seaplane pontoon	32		1929
YSP-40		seaplane pontoon	32		1929
Built ar Tutuila NS (American Samoa)
YD-34		derrick barge	68		1918
YFN-214		covered lighter	60	55	1932		disposed-of 1947
YFN-215		covered lighter	60	55	1932		disposed-of 1947
YFN-216		covered lighter	60	55	1932		later YW-49, YC-676