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YTB-499 / YTM-765 Chiquito

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
District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, date unknown, by Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, CT.
  • Launched, 18 April 1945
  • Delivered to the Navy in August 1945
  • Placed in service as Chiquito (YTB-499) and allocated to Service Force Pacific
  • Laid up in reserve in August 1947
  • Reactived in April 1951 and allocated to 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-765 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 1 June 1976
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Neptune 93k Neptune (ARC-2) getting underway at NOB Norfolk, VA. with the assistance of harbor tugs Oratamin (YTM-347) and Chiquito (YTB-499), August 1964. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Neptune 57k Neptune (ARC-2) getting underway at NOB Norfolk, VA. with the assistance of harbor tugs Oratamin (YTM-347) and Chiquito (YTB-499), August 1964. ©Richard Leonhardt
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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