Patrol torpedo boat Q-112 Abra
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States Army | |
| Name | Q-112 Abra |
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Southampton |
| Laid down | 15 April 1938 |
| Launched | 1939 |
| Sponsored by | Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Homeport | Manila |
| Fate | scuttled, 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Tonnage | 17 gross register tons[1] |
| Length | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) o/a |
| Beam | 3.97 m (13 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 Thornycroft petrol engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 40 knots[1] |
| Complement | 5 |
| Armament | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns, 2 x 21" torpedo tubes, 2 x Mark 14 torpedoes, 2 depth charges |
Q-112 Abra was a motor torpedo boat of the United States Army during World War II as part of the Offshore Patrol based at Manila.
History
In 1935, the
U.S. Naval Academy graduate First Lieutenant Jose V. Andrada[5] (namesake of the Jose Andrada-class patrol craft). The first two boats, the 55 foot Q-112 Abra and the 65 foot Q-111 Luzon were ordered simultaneously from the British builder John I. Thornycroft & Company of Southampton.[6]
Q-112 was based on a standard Thornycroft design which had two torpedoes in stern troughs while Q-112 had had fixed deck torpedo tubes.Cavite Naval Base. In addition to conducting patrols, Q-112 delivered food, ammunition, troops, and medicine to the beleaguered troops during the Battle of Bataan and Battle of Corregidor.[4]
On 17 January 1942, Q-111 and Q-112 were patrolling off the east coast of Bataan when they were attacked by nine Japanese dive bombers.
References
- ^ a b "Thornycroft 55 feet-type class". uboat.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Zulueta, Joselito. "History of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Navy. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9781591141938.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "They Were Expendable Too: The Torpedo Boats of the Off-Shore Patrol". The Bataan Campaign. 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b "The Philippine Navy" (PDF). De La Salle University.
- ^ "Torpedo Boats Strike in the Pacific". Life (magazine). 9 February 1942.
- ^ a b "Wartime Coastal Patrol - December 1941" (PDF). Orosa family - Batangas province.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Philippine Motor Torpedo Boats of WW2". warsailors.net. 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Diary Of Ramon A. Alcaraz". The Philippine Diary Project. 27 December 1941.
- ^ Republic of the Philippines. 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Diary Of Ramon A. Alcaraz". The Philippine Diary Project. 3 February 1942.
At high noon today, enemy planes bombed Lamao area where Capt Jurado's OSP Inf Bn is deployed. Patrol Boat 'Danday', Lt Abraham Campo USNA '40 CO was a direct hit to pieces. Luckily, Abe, who used to be my ExO and his crew were taking their lunch ashore, are spared. There are no casualties but a few buildings were razed. The "Danday" under Lt Campo, had several successful night missions before smuggling PC intelligence operatives from Bataan to Manila and back.
