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YT-16 Modoc / YTL-16

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War I Victory Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Steam Tug:
  • Built in 1890, as the Steam Yard Tug Enterprise at J.H. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, N.J.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Acquired by the Navy, 29 April 1898, from American Towing Co.
  • Placed in service as Modoc in 1898
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-16), 17 July 1920
  • Name canceled, 5 October 1942,
  • Redesignated as the unnamed District Harbor Tug Small YTL-16 in 1944
  • Placed out of service, 30 January 1947, and turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 240 t.
    Length 96' 6"
    Beam 20' 8"
    Draft 9' 3"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 7
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion steam, single screw
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