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YT-15 Massasoit

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
Steam Tug:
  • Built in 1898, as the Steam Tug A. W. Booth at Neafie & Levy Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched in 1898
  • Acquired by the Navy, 25 April 1898, from Moran Towing Service, at Philadelphia, PA.
  • Commissioned USS Massasoit, 21 June 1898, Lt. A. Reynolds in command
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-15), 17 July 1920
  • Placed in inactive status, 18 September 1930
  • Decommissioned, 7 February 1931, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Towed to Philadelphia in 1933 to be placed in ordinary
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 December 1936
  • Sold for commercial service, 25 January 1937, to Herman Spector, Philadelphia, PA>.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 202 t.
    Length 89' 5"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 8' 6"
    Speed 9 kts.
    Complement (unknown)
    Armament one 1-pdr
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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    Massasoit 111k Massasoit at left in this view of Remlik (SP-157) looking aft from the superstructure, showing a three-inch gun and the steering wheel. Photographed at the Norfolk Navy Yard, VA., circa 1919.US Navy photo # NH 550 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. US Naval Historical Center
    Massasoit 86k Massasoit particularly visible in this view of Remlik (SP-157) showing a three-inch gun and the steering wheel. Photographed at the Norfolk Navy Yard, VA., circa 1919.US Navy photo # NH 551 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. US Naval Historical Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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