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YTL-553


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal


422 Class District Harbor Tug, Small:
  • Built at Everett Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co., Everett, WA
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service as District Harbor Tug (Small) YTL-553, 14 September 1945
  • Departed Seattle for Pearl Harbor as deck cargo aboard LST-461 with YTL-554, 10 October 1945
  • Stationed in Philippines, 1946
  • Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
  • Placed out of service in reserve at Pearl Harbor, May 1947
  • Disposed of by Navy Sale, 01 January 1975
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 66 tons (lt) 70 tons (fl)
    Length 66' 2"
    Beam 17'
    Draft 4' 11"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 4
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Hoover Owens Rentschler Co. 68 S.A. Diesel engine
    single propeller 300shp

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    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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