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US Army Large Tug LT-2083
Owatonna (YTM-756)


US Army Large Tug LT-2083 was transferred to the US Navy, named Owatonna (YTM-756)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Chicopee Class District Harbor Tug (Medium)
  • Laid down (date unknown) at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered to the US Army in 1954
  • Acquired by the US Navy in September 1964
  • Placed in service as the District Harbor Tug (Medium) Owatonna (YTM-756)
  • Owatonna was assigned to the 12th Naval District
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration, January 1975
  • Sold by the Maritime Administration (date unknown)
  • Converted to yacht, renamed Tairona
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 t.(fl)
    Length 107'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 12'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 16
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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