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Satago (YTM-414)
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 Satago (YTB-414) (1945 - 1962)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Zulu - Juliet
 NAZJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Sassaba Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 29 April 1944, at the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, MD.
  • Launched, 14 July 1944
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service as Satago (YTB-414), 27 November 1944, allocated to the 5th Naval District
  • Reassigned to the Pacific Fleet in February 1945, by the end of May she was at Ulithi moving on to Leyte P.I. in mid-June
  • Following World War II Satago performed occupation duty, including China service from 9 October 1945 to 1 September 1947. In October 1945 she moved via Okinawa to Shanghai, Sasebo and Tsingtao finally returning to the Philippines in September 1947
  • Reassigned during the Korean War to Yokosuka in February 1951
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-414 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 May 1976
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 21 January 1977
    Specifications:
    Displacement 237 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    Diesel engine
    single propeller, 1,200shp
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    Satago 129k Satago (YTM-414) underway off Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from the collection of the US Navy Memorial    		 Stan Svec
    Satago (YTB-414 / YTM-414)
    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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    Last Updated 6 May 2010