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YT-5 / YTM-5 Samoset

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - World War I Victory Medal
Bottom Row - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 13 January 1895, at Navy Yard Norfolk, VA.
  • Launched, 20 March 1897
  • Placed in service as Samoset (Harbor Tug No. 5) (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-5), 17 July 1920
  • Named dropped (date unknown)
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug Medium (YTM-5), 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service in 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 9 January 1947
  • Final Disposition (fate unknown)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 225 t.
    Length 92'6"
    Beam 21'
    Draft 8'9" (mean)
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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