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Minooka (YTB-257)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Tango - November
 NXTN
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Cahto Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 4 November 1943, as District Harbor Tug YT-257 by Anderson and Chritofani, San Francisco, CA.
  • Named Minooka, 5 January 1944
  • Launched, 22 April 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-257, 15 May 1944
  • Placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 8 August 1944
  • During World War II Minooka (YTB-257) was Service Squadron Two
  • Following World War II Minooka was assigned to Occupation and China service for the following periods

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    2 September 2 November 19453 November 1946 to 10 June 1947

  • Assigned to Naval Operating Base, Okinawa, 11 August 1945
  • Damaged by Typhoon Louise, 9 October 1945, while at Okinawa
  • Minooka also served at Sasebo, Japan in 1946 and at Tsingtao, China in November 1946
  • Placed out of service and sold, 30 May 1947, to the Nationalist Chinese Board of Supplies
  • Struck from the Navy Register, 10 June 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 410 t.
    Length 110'
    Beam 27' 0"
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 1,000shp
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    Minooka 130k Two of Minooka (YTB-257)s' crew at Buckner Bay after Typhoon Louise had passed over the area, 9 October 1945. Donn Cuson
    Minooka (YTB-257)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Navy History and Heritage Command
    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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    Last Updated 3 February 2012