BRP Banahaw (1908)
_arriving_in_the_Philippines_25_November_1936.jpg) The presidential yacht of the Philippines Banahaw (ex-Casania, ex-Cassandra) arriving in the Philippines 25 November 1936
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States of America | |
| Name | SS Casandra |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
| Yard number | 423 |
| Launched | 19 February 1908 |
| Sponsored by | R. A. Rainy, New York |
| Identification | 213590 |
| Fate | sold to Edward L. Doheny, date uncertain |
| History | |
| United States of America | |
| Owner | Edward L. Doheny |
| Renamed | SS Casiana, date uncertain |
| Fate | sold to Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1936 |
| History | |
 Commonwealth of the Philippines | |
| Owner | Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Renamed | BRP Banahaw, 1936 |
| Homeport | Manila |
| Fate | sunk by aircraft, 29 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | yacht |
| Tonnage | 1227 gross register tons[1] |
| Length | 254 ft (77 m) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m)[1] |
| Draught | 18.5 ft (5.6 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 313, net horsepower[1] |
| Propulsion | 2-Screws, 2 x T3 Cylinder steam[1], oil |
BRP Banahaw (ex-Casiana, ex-Casandra) was a British-built yacht that later served as the presidential yacht of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
History
She was launched in on 19 February 1908 at the Greenock shipyard of Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (John & Robert Scott)[2] for the benefit of R. A. Rainy of New York.[1] She was christened Casandra.[3] She was purchased by the American oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny who renamed her Casiana after his first oil well in Mexico, Casiana No. 7.[3] In 1936, she was purchased by the Commonwealth of the Philippines for $50,000 and arrived in the Philippines on 25 November 1936.[3] She was officially assigned to the Coast Guard although was primarily used as a presidential yacht.[3] On December 29, 1941, she was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft while docked at the Fort Mills dock, Corregidor.[3]
Her tender was re-floated and repaired and served as patrol boat Q-115 Baler in the first indigenous Philippine torpedo boat squadron consisting of three torpedo boats (Q-111 Luzon, Q-112 Abra, Q-113 Agusan) and fellow patrol boat, Q-114 Danday.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Scottish Built Ships". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Lettens, Jan; Tony, Allen (8 June 2012). "SS Casiana (+1941)". Wrecksite.
- ^ a b c d e "Presidential Yachts". Presidential Museum and Library - Malacañang Palace.
