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YTB-779 Manhattan

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Papa - Xray
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right

National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 1 October 1964, at Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI.
  • Launched, 19 May 1965
  • Completed, 15 July 1965
  • Delivered and placed in service as Manhattan (YTB-779) 19 August 1965
  • Assigned to the Pacific Fleet for service at Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor
  • During the Vietnam War available records indicate Manhattan was known to be in country between November 1966 and September 1968
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 2004
  • Final Disposition, disposed sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 23 August 2005, sold to Grant Westmoreland, LMW Investments Inc. for $151,888
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Manhattan 2002k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) escort the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) through the Hood Canal in Puget Sound, WA. The tugs spraying water into the air is a traditional marine welcome.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00533 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan 1968k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) escort the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) through the Hood Canal in Puget Sound, WA. The tugs spraying water into the air is a traditional marine welcome.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00534 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan 1455k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00540 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan 1777k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00541 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan 2511k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA. The Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Yocona (WMEC-168) is in the background.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00543 by PH2 Shayna Brennan, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan 1738k Manhattan (YTB-779) and Ottumwa (YTB-761) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
    DVIC photo # DN-SN-83-00554 by PH2 Shayna Brennan, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    All Hands Magazine, November 1966
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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