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Reindeer (YT-115 / YTM-115)

District Harbor Tug:
  • Built in 1920 as the tug Reindeer for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) by Chance Marine Construction Co., Eastport, MD.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Acquired by the Navy, 9 December 1929, from the USSB, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Placed in service as Reindeer (YT-115) in 1929
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, 9 June 1945, Little Creek, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 July 1945
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 17 January 1947, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 270 t.
    Length 94' 6"
    Beam 24' 9"
    Draft 11' 11"
    Speed 12 kts
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion coal fired steam engine, 450shp, single propeller
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