Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Barboncito (YTM-495)
ex
 Barboncito (YTB-495) (1945 - 1962)

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
Pessacus Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Ira S. Bushey and Sons, Brooklyn, NY (YN 573)
  • Laid down, 19 October 1944
  • Launched, 21 February 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service as Barboncito (YTB-495), 02 July 1945
  • Allocated to Pacific Fleet
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet at Orange, TX, 29 December 1949
  • Reactivated and placed in service in the 7th Naval District, at Mayport, FL, 14 July 1952
  • Reassigned to 6th Naval District, 28 July 1952
  • Stationed at Naval Mine Countermeasures Station, Panama City, FL, through late 1950s
  • Reassigned to 5th Naval District, Norfolk, VA, late 1950s
  • Reclassified as Medium Harbor Tug YTM-495, February 1962
  • Placed out of service at Norfolk, VA, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 May 1975
  • Transferred the Government Services Administration (GSA) for disposal
  • Sold to the University of Georgia Institute of Natural Resources, transferred 21 November 1975
  • Registered to I.S.O., Inc., Miami, Fl as Christina (ON 585587), 1977
  • Further fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 240 tons
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 19'
    Speed 11 kts
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel engine, single propeller
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Barboncito 126k Barboncito (YTM-495) at Yorktown, VA, 28 February 1972. Photo copyright George Schneider George Schneider
    View the Barboncito (YTB-495 / YTM-495)
    DANFS entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this Vessel
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Yard and District Craft Photo Index Back To The District Harbor Tug (Large) (YTB) Photo Index Back To The District Harbor Tug (Medium) (YTM) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page was created by and is maintained by David L. Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 21 June 2020