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YT / YTB / YTM-189 Nepanet

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Authorized, 6 February 1942
  • Named Nepanet, (YT-189), 19 March 1942
  • Built by Pacific Coast Engine Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 20 June 1942
  • Completed and placed in service in March 1943
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large (YTB-189), 13 April 1944
  • Deactivated and placed out of service in March 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton, CA. Group
  • Reactivated in September 1950
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium (YTM-189) in February 1962
  • Name withdrawn (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 30 September 1987
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Nepanet k Nepanet (YTB-189) assisting Abatan (AW-4) off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 18 February 1945.
    US Navy photo # NH 83898 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Nepanet 81k Nepanet (YTB-189) assisting Abatan (AW-4) off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 18 February 1945. This image is cropped from Photo # NH 83898, above.
    US Navy photo # NH 83898A from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    View the Nepanet (YT / YTB / YTM-189)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    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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