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Moanahonga (YTM-258)
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 Moanahonga (YTB-258) (1945 - 1962)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Uniform - Charlie
 NXUC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Cahto Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, CA
  • Laid down as YT-258, 08 February 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-258, 15 May 1944
  • Launched, 28 October 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service as Moanahonga (YTB-259), 24 January 1945
  • Assigned to Twelfth Naval District, 1945 - 1946
  • Reassigned to Thirteenth Naval District, late 1946
  • Deactivated, mid-1955
  • Reactivated, October 1957
  • Reclassified Harbor District Tug, Medium YTM-259, February 1962
  • Placed out of service, 30 October 1964
  • Struck from the Naval Register, January 1965
  • Sold, 17 July 1965
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 410 tons
    Length 110'
    Beam 27' 0"
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Uncas 85k "Flags" and "Cookie" at bow of Uncas (YTB-242), 1946. Moanahonga (YTB-258) is in background. James Logan
    Moanahonga (YTB-258 / YTM-258)
    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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