USLHT ''Canlaon'' was lighthouse tender that served in the Philippines.

History

On 23 June 1930, she was ordered by the government of the

Commonwealth of the Philippines The Commonwealth of the Philippines (; ) was an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. It was established following the ...

from the German shipbuilder

Schichau-Werke The Schichau-Werke (F. Schichau, Maschinen- und Lokomotivfabrik, Schiffswerft und Eisengießerei GmbH) was a German engineering works and shipyard based in Elbing, Germany (now Elbląg, Poland) on the Frisches Haff (Vistula Lagoon) of then-East ...

, the first of three cutters ordered from Schichau-Werke to serve with the Bureau of Customs as inspection and enforcement ships (the other two ships were her sister ship '' Banahao'' and the 903-GRT ''Arayat''). She was laid down at Schichau's Danzig shipyard, launched on 29 November 1930, completed in February 1931, and delivered on 25 February 1931. ''Canlaon'' was later converted to a

lighthouse tender A lighthouse tender is a ship specifically designed to maintain, support, or tend to lighthouses or lightvessels, providing supplies, fuel, mail, and transportation. The work is often carried out by ships which also act as buoy tenders. In ...

. In 1936, she assisted in the salvage of the survey vessel USC&GS ''Fathomer''. During the Japanese invasion the Philippines, she returned to her home port of

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

where the

Asiatic Fleet The United States Asiatic Fleet was a fleet of the United States Navy during much of the first half of the 20th century. Before World War II, the fleet patrolled the Philippine Islands. Much of the fleet was destroyed by the Japanese by Februar ...

had retreated. On 27 December 1941, Japanese attack planes from the 1st

Kōkūtai A ''kōkūtai'' () was a military aviation unit in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS), similar to the Group (military aviation unit), air groups in other air arms and services of the time. Some comparable units included ''wing'' in th ...

and the Takao Kōkūtai attacked

Manila Bay Manila Bay (; ) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. Strategically located around the Manila, capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and ...

. ''Canlaon'', while moored in the

Pasig River The Pasig River (; ) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for , it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and Metro Manila, its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves. Its m ...

, received a direct hit and sunk. Customs cutters ''Arayat'' and ''Mindoro'', and motor vessel ''Ethel Edwards'' were set ablaze while the steamship ''Taurus'' was so heavily damaged, she was scuttled.

References

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