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Kanaka (YTM-151)
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 Kanaka (YTB-151) (1951 - 1962)
 Kanaka (YT-151) (1941 - 1951)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Whiskey - India
 NBXI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Woban Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 3 October 1940, at Defoe Bridge & Medal Works, Bay City, MI.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered (date unknown)
  • Placed in service, 7 June 1941, as Kanaka (YT-151), allocated to the 3rd Naval District, at New York, N.Y.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large, YTB-151, 15 May 1951
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium, YTM-151, in February 1962
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 December 1982
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by Navy sale in 1982, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.(lt.) 325 t.(fl.)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7" (lim.)
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    YT-151 64k Kanaka (YT-151) underway, 10 January 1951, location unknown.
    Photo from Bowling Green University Historical Collection of the Great Lakes.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    YT-151 46k Kanaka (YT-151) underway, 10 January 1951, location unknown.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-40448 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 Dan Treadwell
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    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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