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Canonicus (YTM-187)
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 Canonicus (YT-187) (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Romeo - Yankee
 NBRY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, TX (YN 248)
  • Constructed for Moran Towing, New York, NY, as the harbor tug Thomas E. Moran
  • Purchased by the US Navy before completion from John E. Moore, New York, NY, 01 May 1941
  • Placed in service as Canonicus (YT-187), 03 June 1942
  • Assigned to Fifth Naval District at NOB Norfolk
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug Medium YTM-187, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal, 30 April 1947
  • Reacquired by the Moran Towing Co., date unknown, renamed and documented as Mary Moran (ON 252725), 1948
  • Registered to Tug Marie A. Corp., New York, NY, renamed Marie A., 1975
  • Noted as "for disposal," 1992
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 133 tons
    Length 93'
    Beam 22'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel-electric, single propeller, 750shp
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    Canonicus (YT-187)
    Canonicus 261k Canonicus (YT-187) assisting Noa (APD-24) during incling experiments at Norfolk, 11 September 1943.
    Norfolk Navy yard photo serial 6029 (43) [cropped]    		 Rick E. Davis
    Canonicus (YT-187 / YTM-187)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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