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YTL-717

YTL-422 Class District Harbor Tug, Small:
  • Built by Everett Pacific Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Construction cancelled, September 1945
  • Completed at Seattle for Copper River Packing Co., Juneau AK, as cannery tender Nellie Juan (ON 251810), 1947
  • Registered to Metlakatla Indian Community, Metlakatla, AK, as Carole B, 1967
  • Registered to Vernon H. Benson, Metlakatla, AK, 1974
  • Final disposition, still active in Alaskan waters
    Specifications:
    Displacement 70 tons (lt) 80 tons (fl)
    Length 66' 2"
    Beam 17'
    Draft 6' 8"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 4
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw 300shp
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    141071701    		 593k Carole B underway in Alaskan waters, date unknown. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for YTL-717 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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