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YT-263 / YTB-263 / YTM-263 Neoga

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:
  • Laid down, 24 December 1943, as YT-263 at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. Tacoma, WA.
  • Named Neoga, 28 April 1944
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-264 15 May 1944
  • Launched, 13 June 1944
  • Placed in service, 21 October 1944, as Neoga (YTB-263), allocated to the 14th Naval District
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-263 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1965
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 400 t.
    Length 110'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Neoga 56k Neoga (YTB-263) approaching barges at Pearl Harbor, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1956.    		 Stan Svec
    Neoga 100k Neoga (YTB-263) nudges Hancock (CVA-19) into the channel at Pearl Harbor, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1956.    		 Stan Svec
    View the Neoga (YT-263 / YTB-263 / YTM-263
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 23 March 2007