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YTL-591

YTL-422 Class District Harbor Tug, Small:
  • Built by Bellingham Iron Works, Bellingham, WA
  • Contract awarded, 07 August 1944
  • Laid down, 12 March 1945
  • Launched, 26 April 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service in the 12th Naval District as District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-591, 18 January 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1985
  • To Port of Stockton, California as undocumented tug R.W. Clay, 1985
  • To California Maritime Academy as Black Bear, date unknown
  • Fnal disposition, currently active at CMA
    Specifications:
    Displacement 70 tons (lt) 80 tons (fl)
    Length 66' 2"
    Beam 17'
    Draft 8' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement 4
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Hoover, Owens, Rentschler Co. Diesel engine, Model 68SA
    single propeller, 300shp
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    YTL-591 149k Black Bear, ex-YTL-591, out of the water at a shipyard in Richmond, CA, 10 July 2018. Photo copyright George Schneider
    There is no DANFS history available for YTL-590 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 13 July 2018