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YT-7 / YTM-7 Pawtucket

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, 22 July 1898 , at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 17 November 1898
  • Placed in service as Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7) (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-7), 17 July 1920
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug Medium (YTM-7), 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, 13 December 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Sold to Northwest Merchandising Service (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1947
    Specifications:
    Displacement 225 t.
    Length 92'6"'
    Beam 21' 1"
    Draft 8' 9"(mean)
    Speed 12.2 kts.
    Complement 9
    World War II Complement 16
    Armament 3-1pdrs (replaced by a one single 20mm AA gun mount during WWII)
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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    Pawtucket 97k Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7) on the building ways at Navy Yard Mare Island, circa October 1898.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo    		 Darryl Baker
    Pawtucket 88k Invitation to the launching of Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7), 17 November 1898 at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo    		 Darryl Baker
    Pawtucket 101k Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7) moored pierside at Navy Yard Mare Island, circa 1899.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo    		 Darryl Baker
    Pawtucket 68k Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7) inboard of Sotoyomo (Harbor Tug # 9) at Navy Yard Mare Island, circa 1905.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo    		 Darryl Baker
    View the Pawtucket (YT-7 / YTM-7)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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