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Satanta (YTM-270)
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 Satanta (YTB-270) (1944 - 1962)
 Satanta (YT-270) (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Mike - Papa
 NYMP
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:
  • Laid down, 20 April 1942, as Port Orchard a Maritime Commission type (V2-ME-A1) tug hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 437) at Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma WA.
  • Launched, 14 July 1942
  • Subsequently transferred to the Navy, renamed Satanta, designated District Harbor Tug YT-270
  • Delivered and placed in service, 19 May 1943
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-270, 15 May 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-270 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Sold for scrapping, 1 June 1976, by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 244 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 14
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Satanta 59k Satanta (YT-270) alongside and unidentified CVE at Naval Station Astoria, OR., September 1943. Tracy White
    Satanta 54k Satanta (YT-270) alongside and unidentified CVE at Naval Station Astoria, OR., September 1943. Tracy White
    ATA-203 73k USS ATA-203 handing off her tow, YFD-15, to Satanta (YTB-270) in San Diego harbor, 25 May 1946. Richard W. Friedrich, F/1c, USS LSM-467
    Guitarro 134k Satanta (YTM-270 is preventing Guitarro (SSN-665) from capsizing after the submarine's accidental sinking in the Napa River at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 15 May 1969. Other vessels in the picture an unknown YD, and YD-33.
    Mare Island photo # USN photo # MSA 91770-5-69    		 Darryl Baker
    John C. Calhoun 297k John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) moored at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 2 August 1969 ready to start her C-3 Poseidon conversion. Satanta (YTM-270) is at her stern
    		 USN photo # 93425, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08.
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this Vessel
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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