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Pogatacut (YTM-267)
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 Pogatacut (YTB-267) (1944-1962)
 Pogatacut (YT-267) (1942-1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Juliet - Victor
 NYJV
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
Hiawatha Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Birchfield Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, WA
  • Laid down as the Maritime Commission type VE-ME-A1 harbor tug Port Discovery, (MC hull 434), 01 December 1941
  • Launched, 03 April 1942
  • Allocated to the US Navy, renamed Pogatacut 04 July 1942
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission and transferred to the US Navy, 23 December 1942
  • Placed in service as Pogatacut (YT-267), 23 December 1942
  • Allocated to the 12th Naval District, at San Francisco, CA
  • Transferred to the South Pacific Force Service Squadron and assigned to Espiritu Santo and Seeadler Harbor, Manus
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug, Large YTB-267, 15 May 1944
  • Transferred to 7th Fleet, May 1945
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, May 1947
  • Reactivated in February 1951 and assigned to the Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippine Islands
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-267, February 1962
  • Place out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1970
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 237 tons
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 16 knots
    Complement 14
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion
    Enterprise DMQ-8 Diesel engine
    single propeller, 700shp
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    Pogatacut
    140826703    		 269k Pogatacut (YTB-267) and other small craft assist Idaho (BB-42) into floating drydock ABSD-1 at Espiritu Santo, 15 August 1944.
    National Archives photo 80-G-314132 (cropped)    		 Tracy White, Researcher @ Large
    Pogatacut
    140826701    		 865k Pogatacut (YTB-267) underway in Subic Bay, Philippines, while under the command of BMC Hilbert H Bretz, circa late 1953. Pete Murdoch Pogatacut
    Pogatacut
    140826702    		 171k Pogatacut (YTB-267) tied to a mooring buoy, probably at Subic Bay in the 1960s.
    Naval Subjects Collection catalog L45-231.02.01    		 Mike Green
    Pogatacut (YT-267 / YTB-267 / YTM-267)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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