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Motor Tug # 89
YT-89
YMT-4
YTL-89

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 Motor Tug # 89 at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 4 January 1919
  • Placed in service as Motor Tug # 89 at Mare Island
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-89 in 1922
  • Redesignated Yard Motor Tug YMT-4 in 1924
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-89 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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    YT-89 46k Yard Motor Tug No, 89 off Mare Island near the beginning of her career. She was classified YT-89 in July 1920.
    US Navy photo #: NH 41603 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    YT-89 90k Broadside view of YTL-89 off Mare Island, 2 November 1945. The tug in the far background may be YTL-87.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 6966-45.    		 Darryl Baker
    There is no DANFS history available for YT-89 / YMT-4 / YTL-89 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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