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YT-347 / YTB-347 / YTM-347 Oratamin

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
Maritime Commisson Type V2-ME-A1 Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, date unknown, as Port Kent under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 451) at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.
  • Launched, 23 December 1942
  • Delivered to the Navy, 15 February 1943
  • Placed in service as Oratamin (YT-347) and allocated to the 10th Naval District, at Naval Station San Juan, Pureto Rico
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-347, 15 May 1944
  • Reassigned to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA. in 1952
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-347 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Neptune 93k Neptune (ARC-2) getting underway at NOB Norfolk, VA. with the assistance of harbor tugs Oratamin (YTM-347) and Chiquito (YTB-499), August 1964. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Neptune 57k Neptune (ARC-2) getting underway at NOB Norfolk, VA. with the assistance of harbor tugs Oratamin (YTM-347) and Chiquito (YTB-499), August 1964. ©Richard Leonhardt
    View the Oratamin (YT-347 / YTB-347 / YTM-347)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    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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