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YTM-24
ex-Tecumseh (YT 24)
ex-Tecumseh


Tug: Laid down in 1896 as Edward Luckenbach by J. H. Dialogue and Son, Camden, NJ; Acquired by the Navy, renamed, and commissioned Tecumseh 6 April 1898 at New York, NY; Decommissioned 17 September 1898 at Norfolk, VA; Recommissioned in 1899; Decommissioned and recommissioned again (dates unknown); Decommissioned 1 July 1911; Recommissioned, (date unknown); Decommissioned again 1 April 1920; Reclassified as a Harbor Tug, YT-24, 17 July 1920; Recommissioned in 1922; Her named was canceled 5 October 1942; Reclassified as a Medium Harbor Tug, YTM-24, 15 May 1944; Decommissoined in 1946 and struck from the Navy list; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 22 August 1946. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 214 t.; Length 88' 6"; Beam 21' 6"; Draft 9' 3"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 15; Armament one 1-pounder and one Gatling gun.


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