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Hiamonee (YTM-776)
ex
 Hiamonee (YTB-513) (1946 - 1966)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Bravo - Zulu
 NDBZ
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
Cholocco Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down in 1945 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 19 September 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, as Hiamonee (YTB-513) in November 1945
  • Allocated to the 12th Naval District
  • De-activated and laid up in the Bremerton Group Pacific Reserve Fleet in March 1946
  • Re-activated, date unknown
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-776 in March 1966
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 December 1986
  • Transferred through the Security Assistance Program to the Republic of the Philippines, 30 June 1990
  • Sold by the Philippine government for commercial service, date unknown, renamed Invader
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 325 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Hiamonee (YTM-776)
    Hiamonee 139k Hiamonee (YTM-776) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Hiamonee 38k Hiamonee (YTM-776) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Commercial Service
    Hiamonee 60k Ex-Hiamonee (YTM-776) in commercial service as the tug Invader moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, contributed by John Clark.    		 Robert Hurst
    Hiamonee (YTB-513 / YTM-776)
    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 16 March 2012