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Evea (YTB-458)
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 Evea (YT-458) (1943 - 1944)
 Resolute (BYT-5) (1942 - 1943)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Romeo - Bravo
 NBRB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Allaquippa Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX (YN 194)
  • Laid down under terms of the Lend Lease Act for the Royal Navy as the District Harbor Tug Resolute (BYT-5), 1942
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired by the Royal Navy when completed, commissioned HMT Resolute, April 1942
  • Acquired by the US Navy and placed in service as Evea (YT-458) the same day, 16 May 1943
  • Intially assigned to the Moroccan Sea Frontier, based at Bizerte
  • During World War II Evea (YT-458 / YTB-458) was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944
    Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943  

  • Reclassified as Large Harbor Tug YTB-458, 15 May 1944
  • Transferred under Lend-Lease to France at Toulon as Malabar (A 907), 10 November 1944
  • Transferred to Diego Suarez, Madagascar, 1947
  • Capsized and sank while assisting British tanker Mobil Enterprise outside port of Diego Suarez with loss of seven crew, 19 May 1967
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 tons
    Length 102' 2"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    General Motors Cleveland Div. Diesel engine
    single screw, 1000shp
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    Evea 66k Resolute (BYT-5) probably underway near Port Arthur, TX. during builders trials.
    Photo from the files of Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works.    		 Fred Reep
    Evea (YT-458 / YTB-458)
    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 13 October 2018