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Edenshaw (YTB-459)
ex
 Edenshaw (YT-459) (1945 - 1962)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Tango - Hotel
 NBTH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Allaquippa Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down in 1942 for the Royal Navy as the tug Intent (BYT-4), at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired by the Navy, 12 March 1942, and placed in service as Edenshaw (YT-459)
  • Assigned to the Moroccan Sea Frontier during 1943-44
  • Reclassified as Large Harbor Tug YTB-459, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service and transferred to France under lend lease
  • Upon her return to US Navy custody she was transferred to the State Department for disposal
  • Transferred to France and commissioned into the France navy as FNS Coolie (A-684)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 April 1949
  • Final Disposition, decommissioned by the French navy, 16 December 1981, at Toulon and sold for scrapping
    Specifications:
    Displacement 206 t.
    Length 102' 2"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw, 1000shp
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    Edenshaw 94k Ex-Edenshaw (YTB-459) in French naval service as FNS Coolie (A-684) in the yard at Saigon, French Indo-China, date unknown. Photo courtesy of Roland Grand and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats . Robert Hurst
    Edenshaw 96k FNS Coolie (A-684) in drydock at Saigon, French Indo-China, date unknown. Photos courtesy of Roland Grand and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats . Robert Hurst
    Edenshaw 62k
    Edenshaw 34k
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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