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YT-141 / YTB-141 / YTM-141 Heekon

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Woban Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down (date unknown), at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC.
  • Launched, 29 November 1939
  • Placed in service, 20 March 1940 at Washington Navy Yard as Heekon (YT-141)
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large, YTB-141, 15 May 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium, YTM-141, in February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register in early 1963
  • Sold to Hughes Bros. & Co., New York, N.Y.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 325 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 11' 5" (max)
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Heekon 118k Heekon (YTM-141) easing a lighter up to a wharf at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C., date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, March 1952.    		 Sten Svec
    View the Heekon (YT-141 / YTB-141 / YTM-141)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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