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Vaga (YTM-374)
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 Vaga (YTB-374) (1944 - 1962)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - Mike - Foxtrot
 NPOM
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
Allaquippa Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 21 March 1944, as the District Harbor Tug YT-374 at Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Inc., Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, 6 May 1944
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Large, YTB-374, 15 May 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 25 May 1944, as Vaga (YTB-374) at Galveston, TX., 31 May 1944
  • Allocated to the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, at San Diego, CA., in March 1946
  • Reactivated in January 1961, assigned to harbor duties at San Diego, CA.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-374 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Navy Register, 1 October 1972
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 11 September 1973, to United Transportation Co.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 206 t.
    Length 102' 2"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric
    single propeller, 1,000shp
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    Vaga 55k Vaga (YTB-374) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Vaga (YTB-374 / YTM-374)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Navy History and Heritage Center
    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
    Allaquippa Class Harbor Tug schematic
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    Last Updated 5 April 2013