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Yatanocas (YTM-544)
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 Yatanocas (YTB-544) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Built by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY (YN 3331)
  • Laid down, 12 April 1945
  • Launched, 09 July 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service in the 3rd Naval District, as Yatanocas (YTB-544), 14 December 1945
  • Placed out of service and laid up in reserve in the Florida Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, at Green Cove Springs, FL, March 1946
  • Reactived for service and assigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, SC, May 1947
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-544, February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Ttitle transferred to Maritime Administration, 10 June 1987
  • Used by MARAD as tug TD-44 in Mobile Group, NDRF
  • Final disposition, reefed off Atlantic City, NJ, 25 September 2003
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 t.(fl)
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 caliber machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Yatanocas
    140954401    		 137k Yatanocas (YTM-544) hauled out of the water, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Yatanocas
    140954402    		 137k Being scuttled as "Diver's Abyss" off Atlantic City, NJ, 25 September 2003.
    Photo via njscuba.net    		 Dave Wright
    Yatanocas (YTB-544 / YTM-544)
    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
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