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Pessacus (YTB-192)
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 Pessacus (YT-192) (1942 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Victor - Papa
 NBWV
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Pessacus Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 26 January 1942, by Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 17 April 1942
  • Completed and delivered to the US Navy, 30 July 1942
  • Placed in service 11 August 1942, at the New York Navy Yard
  • Assigned to Service Forces Atlantic Fleet area during World War II
  • During World War II Pessacus was assigned to the American Theater and participated in the following action:
    American Campaign
    Action and Dates
    Convoy SC-107, 3 to 8 November 1942

  • Following WWII Pessacus was reallocated to the 15th Naval District, Coco Solo, Canal Zone
  • Reassigned to the 10th Naval District, Naval Base Charleston, S.C. in 1946
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, 30 October 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Reactivated in June 1951 at Naval Station, Key West, FL.
  • Assigned to the 10th Naval District, at Trinidad, B.W.I.
  • Reassigned, 14 September 1954, to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, P.R., Gunfire Support Training Unit at Culebra and Vieques Islands
  • Shifted to San Juan, P. R.
  • Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register and sold May 1963
  • Pessacus earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 t.
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 805shp
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