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Shabonee (YTB-465)
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 Shabonee (YT-465) (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Whiskey - Mike
 NPWM
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built in 1915 as the civilian steam tug John S. Darrell, at Smith Dockyard, Middleboro, England
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired by Naval Operating Base at Bermuda, 1 July 1943, with a civilian crew.
  • Placed in service, 1 July 1943, as Shabonee (YT-465) at Navy Operating Base Bermuda
  • Reclassified as Large Harbor Tug YTB-465, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, 29 August 1945, at Tompkinsville, N.Y
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 September 1945
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 237 t. (gr.)
    Length 135'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 11' 9"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    steam engine
    single propeller, 1,200shp
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    Shabonee 68k Ex-Shabonee (YTB-465) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Shabonee 118k Ex-Shabonee (YTB-465) drydocked, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Shabonee (YT-465 / YTB-465)
    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 30 November 2009