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Owachomo (YTM-401)
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 Owachomo (YTB-401) (1945 - 1962)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Yankee - Bravo
 NAYB
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
Sassaba Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Gibbs Gas Engine Corp., Jacksonville, FL
  • Laid down, 17 August 1944
  • Launched, 02 February 1945
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service, as Owachomo (YTB-401), 25 May 1945
  • Assigned to the 17th Naval District in Alaskan waters
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-401, February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 01 August 1975
  • Registered to L.H. Clark, Tenakee, AK, as tug Blarney (ON 565613), 1975
  • Registered to South Coast, Inc., Ketchikan, AK, 1980s
  • Registered to Coastal Villages LLC, Anchorage, AK, 2007
  • Registered to Campbell Maritime, Seattle, WA, 2009
  • Registered to Pacific Tugboat Service, San Diego, CA, 2016
  • FInal disposition, active 2023
    Specifications:
    Displacement 345 tons
    Length 100'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 14
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    Diesel engine
    single propeller, 1,200shp
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    Owachomo (YTB-401)
    Owachomo
    140940101    		 45k Owachomo (YTB-401) underway at Adak, AK, 1961
    Photo courtesy Wilber Pressley and National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors (NAFTS)    		 Robert Hurst
    Owachomo
    140940102    		 98k Owachomo (YTB-401) as seen from Ala (YTB-139), as they move an obsolete dock, at Naval Station Adak, AK., circa 1961.
    Photo courtesy Wilber Pressley and National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors (NAFTS)    		 Robert Hurst
    Owachomo (YTM-401)
    Owachomo
    140940103    		 85k Owachomo (YTM-401) moored pierside at Naval Station Adak, AK., late 1971. Photos by Greg Phol
    Owachomo
    140940104    		 93k
    Commercial Service
    Owachomo
    140940105    		 98k Blarney in Pacific Tugboat colors, circa 2017.
    Photo copyright Kyle Stubbs via tugboatinformation.com    		 John Spivey
    Owachomo (YTB-401 / YTM-401)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    Last Updated 02 June 2023