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Tavibo (YTB-276)
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 Tavibo (YT-276) (1942 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Romeo - Quebec
 NYRQ
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
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Harry A. Marvel & Company, Newburgh NY (YN 227)
  • Laid down as the steel-hulled steam tug Thomas A. Meseck (ON 241922) for Mesick Towing & Transportation, 1942
  • Launched, 1942
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 22 June 1942
  • Renamed Tavibo (YT-276), 04 July 1942
  • Placed in service at New York, 04 July 1942
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-276, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, 30 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 December 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 09 July 1947, for disposal
  • Returned to Meseck Towing as Thomas A. Meseck, 1947
  • Sold to Moran Towing, New York, NY, renamed Elizabeth Moran, 1953
  • Sold to Baker-Whiteley Towing Co., Balitmore, MD, renamed Brittania, 1955
  • Acquired by McAllister Towing when they bought Baker-Whiteley, 1980
  • Final disposition, scrapped at Sparrows Point, MD, 2005
    Specifications:
    Displacement 240 tons
    Length 104'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 11' 6"
    Speed 13kts
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one steam engine
    single propeller, 1000shp
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    Tavibo (YTB-276)
    Tavibo
    140827604    		 96k Tavibo (YTB-276) assisting Randolph (CV-15) at New York Navy Yard, late 1945. Robert Hurst
    Commercial Service
    Tavibo
    140827601    		 145k Brittania alongside an unidentified naval vessel, date and location unknown.
    Photo by Harold E. Teal, courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Tavibo
    140827603    		 67k Brittania, date and location unknown.
    Photo by Harold E. Teal, courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Tavibo
    140827602    		 96k Brittania in McAllister colors, date and location unknown.
    Photo by Harold E. Teal, courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Tavibo (YT-276 / YTB-276)
    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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