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YTL-618

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
YTL-422 Class District Harbor Tug, Small:
  • Laid down, date and place unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service as District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-618, date unknown
  • During World War II YTL-618 was assigned to Service Force Pacific and served at Okinawa
  • Stranded on the beach after being blown ashore by "Typhoon Louise," 8 October 1945
  • YTL-618 was refloated, 5 November 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, lost in 1946, circumstances unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 70 t.(lt) 80 t. (fl)
    Length 66'
    Beam 18'
    Draft 8' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement 4
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    YTL-618 104k YTL-618 stranded on the beach after being blown ashore by "Typhoon Louise" on 9 October 1945. Anita Robinson for her father Lewis G. Brook S/1c V-6 USNR.
    There is no DANFS history available for (YTL-618) at NavSource
    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
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    Last Updated 1 December 2006