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Nabigwon (YTM-521)
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 Nabigwon (YTB-521) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 28 February 1945, at Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, 1 June 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, as Nabigwon (YTB-521), 22 October 1945 , allocated to the 12th Naval District at San Francisco, CA.
  • Reassigned to assigned advanced base duty in the Pacific.
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, T.H., date unknown
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-521 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 July 1987, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 237 t(lt) 325 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 11' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Nabigwon (YTB-521)
    Nabigwon 110k Nabigwon (YTB-521) dry docked, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Nabigwon (YTM-521)
    Nabigwon 108k Nabigwon (YTM-521) underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Nabigwon 287k Nabigwon (YTM-521) assists USS Ashtabula (AO-51) at Nabason Ammo Pier, Subic Bay, PI. April 1972. ©Glenn R. Sirkis MMFN, STREAM Team. A-Div. USS Ashtabula, West Pac 1971-1972.
    Nabigwon (YTB-521 / YTM-521)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    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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