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Matunak (YTM-548)
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 Matunak (YTB-548) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 5 March 1945, at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 28 June 1945
  • Delivered to the Navy, 21 December 1945
  • Laid up in reserve in March 1946, at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Activated and place in service in November 1950, allocated to the 3rd Naval District, Submarine Base New London, CT.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-548 in February 1962
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Guantanemo Bay, Cuba, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 September 1985
  • Final Disposition, to be disposed of through Navy sale
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 t.(lt) 310 t.(fl)
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Matunak (YTB-548)
    Matunak 86k Matunak (YTM-548) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Matunak (YTM-548)
    Matunak 80k Matunak (YTM-548) underway at Naval Station Guantanemo Bay, Cuba, circa 1975-78. Photo by Coburn "Tom" Addair Matunak
    Matunak (YTB-548 / YTM-548)
    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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