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Keshena (YTM-731)
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 Keshena (YNT-5) (1942 - 1945)
 Keshena (YN-37) (1940 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Xray - Whiskey
 NEXW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Yard Net Tender:
  • Built, date unknown, as the Diesel powered tug Raymond Card by J. H. Dialogue & Son, Camden, N.J.
  • Launched in 1910
  • Acquired by the Navy, 20 September 1940, from the Card Towing Line, New York
  • Converted for Naval service at New York Navy Yard
  • Allocated to the 10th Naval District, Naval Base Guantanamo, Cuba
  • Placed in service, 19 October 1940
  • Reclassified Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-5, 8 April 1942
  • Reclassified Yard Harbor Tug, Medium, YTM-731, 4 August 1945
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 12 February 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 132 t.
    Length 111'
    Beam 22' 6"
    Draft 9' 3"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two 3" guns
    Propulsion
    one General Motors Diesel engine
    single propeller, 750shp
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    Keshena (YN-37 / YNT-5 / YTM-731)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    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
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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