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Harbor Tug No. 84
YT-84

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 Class:
  • Laid down in June 1918, as the wooden-hulled Harbor Tug No. 84 at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, New York.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS Harbor Tug No. 84 in April 1919
  • 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 one 300ihp single cylinder noncondensing type 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-84 66k Harbor Tug No. 84 under construction between June and October 1918 at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y Her hull frames are being erected on her keel.
    US Navy photo # NH 41617 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-84 67k Harbor Tug No. 84 under construction between June and October 1918 at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Her hull is in frame and will soon begin to receive side planking.
    US Navy photo # NH 41618 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-84 60k Harbor Tug No. 84 under construction between June and October 1918 at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Workers are installing the side planking on her hull frame.
    US Navy photo # NH 41619 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-85 Class 63k Harbor Tug No. 85 under construction at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. The first frames are being installed shortly after her keel was laid in June 1918. Behind her is Harbor Tug No. 84, in frame on the same building way. .
    US Navy photo # NH 41620 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-84 47k Harbor Tug No. 84 photographed shortly after her completion in April 1919 at the Howard E. Wheeler shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
    US Navy photo # NH 41616 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    There is no DANFS history for Harbor Tug No. 85 available at Navsource.
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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