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Harbor Tug No. 49
YT-49

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 Class:
  • Laid down, circa 1918-19, as the wooden-hulled Harbor Tug No. 49 at U S Naval Station, New Orleans, LA
  • Launched, 19 January 1919
  • Commissioned USS Harbor Tug No. 49 (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-49, 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 215 t.
    Length 88'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 8' 9"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Fuel Capacity 30 t.
    Propulsion single cylinder steam engine, 300hp, single screw
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    YT-46-85 Class 83k Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 outboard profile of the Harbor Tug No. 46 class (Nos 46 through 85). This plan by the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair is dated 25 April 1919 and is signed by the bureau's chief, Naval Constructor David W. Taylor, USN. Its number is C&R No. 60815. These tugs measured 88 feet in length and 20 feet in beam, displaced 215 tons, and had a designed speed of 10 knots.
    US Navy photo # NH 104706 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-46-85 Class 87k The steam engine for one of the three small tugs (Harbor Tugs Nos. 48-50) built by the Industrial Department of the U. S. Naval Station, New Orleans, LA., in 1918-1920. It is a vertical, single-cylinder, non-condensing engine with a cylinder diameter of 18 inches and stroke of 22 inches and was rated at 300 horsepower
    US Navy photo # NH 41613 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-49 87k Harbor Tug No. 49 under construction by the Industrial Department of the US Naval Station, New Orleans, LA., with two 110-foot submarine chasers, probably between August 1918 and January 1919. The vessels are probably, from left to right, Submarine Chaser SC-443 SC-443 with Submarine Chaser SC-444 to port, Harbor Tug No. 49, and Harbor Tug No. 50.
    US Navy photo # NH 41610 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-49 65k Harbor Tug No. 49 being launched by the Industrial Department of the US Naval Station, New Orleans, LA. This is probably Harbor Tug No. 49 sliding down the center side-launch building way at this yard on 19 January 1919.
    US Navy photo # NH 41612 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    There is no DANFS history for Harbor Tug No. 49 available at Navsource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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