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Tug # 87 / YT-87 / YMT-2 / YTL-87

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as the copper-sheathed wooden hulled tug Tug # 87 at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 4 November 1918
  • Placed in service as Tug # 87 at Mare Island
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-87 in 1922
  • Redesignated Yard Motor Tug YMT-2 in 1924
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-87 in 1945
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition (fate unknown)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 54 t.
    Length 65'
    Beam 16' 2"
    Draft 6' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion Union 4 cylinder, 4 cycle gasoline engine, 12" X 15", single screw
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    Bushnell 82k YTL-87 assisting Bushnell (AS-15) immediately after her launching at Mare Island Navy Yard, 14 September 1942. An unidentified tug is at Bushnell's starboard quarter aft.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 194640.    		 Darryl L. Baker
    YW-101 65k YTL-87 assisting YW-101 immediately after her launching at Mare Island, 31 May 1944, to her outfitting berth.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3266-44.    		 Darryl Baker
    YT-87 84k Broadside view of YTL-87 off Mare Island, 9 November 1945.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7028-45.    		 Darryl Baker
    There is no DANFS history available for YTL-87 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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