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Dekanawida (YTB-334)
ex
 Dekanawida (YT-334) (1942 - 1944)
 USAMP Colonel George Armistead (1904 - 1930)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Bravo - Golf
 NGBG
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, circa 1903, for the US Army as the Mineplanter USAMP Colonel George Armistead by Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA.
  • Delivered to the US Army in 1904
  • Decommissioned by the US Army and sold for commercial service, circa 1930s
  • Purchased by Foss Towing and Barge Co., Portland, OR. renamed Agnes Foss
  • Acquired by the US Navy in 1942 and placed in service as Dekanawida (YT-334), assigned to the 14th Naval District
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug (Large) YTB-344, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Returned to Foss Towing and Barge Co. in 1946, name reverted to Agnes Foss
  • Sold in 1972 to a Philippines Co., renamed Celtic
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel
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    Commercial Service
    Dekanawida 44k Agnes Foss underway in Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA., date unknown. Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, University of Washington Digital Libraries Collection
    View the Dekanawida (YT-334 / YTB-334)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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