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Pokagon (YTB-836)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - Victor - India
 NOVI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Contract awarded, 05 June 1973
  • Laid down, 22 October 1974
  • Launched, 09 April 1975
  • Delivered to the Navy, 24 June 1975
  • Placed in service as Pokagon (YTB-836), date and location unknown
  • Assigned to Naval Weapons Station Concord CA, date unknown
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Everett, WA, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 27 October 2021
  • For sale by GSA at Bremerton, WA, February 2023
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 t.(lt) 346 t.(fl)
    Length 108'
    Beam 29'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Pokagon 120k Pokagon (YTB 836) underway in the Great Lakes area during builders trials, circa early-1975.
    Photo from Bowling Green University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Pokagon 90k Pokagon (YTB 836) underway, at Naval Station Everett, WA. date unknown. Robert Hurst
    Pokagon 85k Pokagon (YTB 836) and Natchitoches (YTB-799) move out to assist ships entering port, at Naval Station Everett, WA. in March 1987,
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-87-03082, by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pokagon 353k Pokagon (YTB 836) returns to the pier as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departs Naval Station Everett, WA. for a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 080313-N-8029B-038 EVERETT, Wash. (Mar. 13th, 2008)"by MC2 Jason Beckjord.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Pokagon 189k Pokagon (YTB 836) underway off Naval Station Everett, WA., 8 September 2010. Ron Reeves
    Pokagon 847k Pokagon (YTB 836) American Bureau of Shipping Certificate of Classification for Hull. David Young BMCS USN Ret.
    Pokagon
    140983607    		 90k Pokagon (YTB-836) awaiting sale at Bremerton, circa January 2023. Photo from GSA auction listing. Dave Wright
    Pokagon
    140983608    		 85k Pokagon (YTB-836) awaiting sale at Bremerton, circa January 2023. Photo from GSA auction listing. Dave Wright
    Pokagon
    140983609    		 77k Pilothouse view aboard Pokagon (YTB-836) awaiting sale at Bremerton, circa January 2023. Photo from GSA auction listing. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history for Pokagon (YTB-836) available at NavSource
    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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    Last Updated 14 February 2023