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Pocasset (YTM-779)
ex
 Pocasset (YTB-516) (1945 - 1966)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Charlie - Oscar
 NDCO
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:
  • Built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR (YN 248)
  • Laid down, 20 September 1945
  • Launched, 14 November 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service as Pocasset (YTB-516), 14 January 1946
  • Allocated to the Thirteenth Naval District
  • Deactivated, place out of service and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group, March 1946
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-779, March 1966
  • Reactivated and placed in service at Navy Base Sasebo, Japan, March 1967
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 September 1985
  • Disposed of by Navy sale, 30 September 1985
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 tons (lt) 400 tons (fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Pocasset
    140951602    		 81k Pocasset (YTB-516) on marine railway at Portland, OR, probably before launch, November 1945. Tommy Trampp
    Pocasset
    140951601    		 149k Pocasset (YTM-779) moored at Navy Base Yokosuka, Japan, date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Monica Kueny and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Pocasset (YTB-516 / YTM-779)
    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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