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YTB-794 Mandan

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National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 11 December 1967, at Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI.
  • Launched, 30 April 1968
  • Delivered to the Navy in 15 October 1968 and placed in service as Mandan (YTB-794) and assigned to Naval Station Subic Bay, P.I.
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 5 January 2001
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 27 April 2003
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 t.(lt) 346 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Mandan 88k Mandan (YTB-794) and an unidentified tug assist the aircraft carrier Coral Sea (CV-43) as she arrives at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I. from her deployment in the Arabian Sea, 9 May 1980.
    DVIC photo # DNSC8511123 by PH3 Joseph Gallegos, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 83k Mandan (YTB-794) and Tamaqua (YTB-797) assist the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) into Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., 24 December 1984.
    DVIC photo # DNSC8512193 by PH3 D.C. O`Sullivan, USN    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 71k Mandan (YTB-794), Wauwatosa (YTB-775) and Tamaqua (YTB-797) assist the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) into Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., 1 October 1986.
    DVIC photo # DNST8701936 by PHCS Ron Bayles, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 83k Mandan (YTB-794), Wauwatosa (YTB-775) and Tamaqua (YTB-797) assist the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) into Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., 1 October 1986
    DVIC photo # DNSN8701938 by PHCS Ron Bayles, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 63k Starboard broadside view of Mandan (YTB-794) underway in the harbor at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., 8 December 1990
    DVIC photo # DNST9102903 by PH3 Andrew. C. Heuer, USN,    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 76k From right to left Nashua (YTB-774), Wauwatosa (YTB-775), Mandan (YTB-794), Tamaqua (YTB-797) and an unidentified tug use hoses to rinse off the four inches of volcanic ash that fell on the boats at Alava Pier Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., 17 June 1991, following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
    DVIC photos # DNST9201420 by PH2 Patrick Muscutt, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 63k Mandan (YTB-794) assists the guided missile cruiser England (CG-22) away from the pier as the cruiser departs Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I. for the last time prior to the U.S. military withdrawal., 3 April 1992.
    DVIC photo # DNST9207046 by JO2 Roger Dutcher    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Mandan 81k Mandan (YTB-794) returns to base as the guided missile cruiser England (CG-22) departs Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I. for the last time prior to the U.S. military withdrawal., 3 April 1992.
    DVIC photo # DNST9207045 by JO2 Roger Dutcher    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Opelika 108k Mandan (YTB-794) is nested with another YTB in the background moored at the service craft boat pool pier, Naval Station Subic Bay, P.I., 1 January 1993. Opelika (YTB-798) is the tug in the foreground.
    DVIC photo # DNST9301076    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    There is no DANFS history for Mandan (YTB-794) available at NavSource
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