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Oneyana (YTM-262)
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 Oneyana (YTB-262) (1944 - 1962)
 Oneyana (YT-262) (1943 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Zulu - Golf
 NXZG
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Cahto Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down as YT-262, 20 June 1943, at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, WA.
  • Launched, 27 March 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-262 15 May 1944
  • Allocated to the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
  • Placed in service as Oneyana (YTB-262), date unknown
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug (Medium) YTM-262 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register in 1962
  • Authorized for disposal in August 1963
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 400 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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    Oneyana 163k Oneyana (YTB-262) underway, probably at Pearl Harbor, circa 1960-61. Robert Hurst, courtesy Jerry Kern and the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors (NAFTS)
    Oneyana 104k Oneyana (YTB-262) circa 1960-61 crew photo. Back Row L-R Jerry Kern, ?, BMC Beasley, CM2 Brietkoph, EN1 Darrel Ready. Front Row L-R ?, ?, SN Patrick Hayes, EM2 Norman Holmes. Photo and text from National Association of Fleet Sailors web site. Robert Hurst, courtesy Jerry Kern and the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors (NAFTS)
    Oneyana (YTB-262 / YTM-262)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval 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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