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YT-22 Rocket

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built in 1899 as the steel-hulled tug Rocket, by Pusey & Jones Co., Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS Rocket, 1 July 1911
  • Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-22), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 16 January 1931
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 October 1931
  • Sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, VA., 1December 1933
  • Final Disposition (fate unknown)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 206 t.
    Length 93'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 9'
    Speed 8 kts.
    Complement 9
    Armament two 3-pdrs, one machine gun
    Propulsion unknown
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    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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