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Harbor Tug No. 69
YT-69

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 Class:
  • Laid down in 1918 at Robert Jacob Shipyard, City Island, N.Y. as the wooden-hulled Harbor Tug No. 69
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS Harbor Tug No. 69 (date unknown)
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-69, 17 July 1920
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 215 t.
    Length 88'
    Beam 20'
    Draft unknown
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion single cylinder steam engine, 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 81k Robert Jacob Shipyard, City Island, N.Y. harbor tug. Possibly Harbor Tug No. 69, date and location unknown. Tom Nye
    There is no DANFS history record for Harbor Tug No. 69 / YT-69 available at Navsource.
    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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