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Canasatego (YTM-732)
ex
 Canasatego (YNT-6) (1942 - 1945)
 Canasatego (YN-38) (1940 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Uniform - Whiskey
 NCUW
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 by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, TX (YN 210)
  • Completed for Tug Edmond J. Moran, New York, NY as tug Sheila Moran (ON 238401), May 1939
  • Purchased by the Navy from Moran Towing, 01 October 1940
  • Placed in service, 24 October 1940
  • Conversion by New York Navy Yard completed, 01 November 1940
  • Assigned to Tenth Naval District at Net Depot, San Juan, 1941-1945
  • Redesignated Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-6, 01 May 1942
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug Medium YTM-732, 02 August 1945
  • Placed out of service, circa December 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 January 1947
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 29 April 1947
  • Registered to Moran Towing & Transportation, New York, NY, as Catherine Moran, 1947
  • Registered to Hilo Transportation and Terminals Co., Hilo, HI, renamed Hilo Packet, April 1960
  • Registered to Seal Boats, Inc., Hilo, HI, 1971
  • Name shortened to Hilo, early 1980s
  • Rebuilt and registered to Bay & Delta Towing Co., San Francisco, CA, renamed Sonja V, about 1983/84
  • Renamed Delta Carey, early 1990s
  • Registered to Thomas Becker, Napa, CA, renamed Sherry D by 2003
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 137 gross tons, 60 net tons
    Length 88' 4"
    Beam 22' 0"
    Draft 9' 1"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two .30 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    Winton diesel engine
    single propeller, 750shp
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    Canasatego
    141173101    		 104k Canasatego (YTM-732) in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, circa late 1943. Photo courtesy NAFTS, contributed by Steve Polchak for his father,
    John Polchak, USS Canasatego    		 Robert Hurst
    Canasatego
    141173102    		 59k Sonja V moored at San Francisco, 06 April 1984. Photo copyright George Schneider George Schneider
    Canasatego (YN-38 / YNT-6 / YTM-732)
    DANFS entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    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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