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Donacona (YTM-733)
ex
 Donacona (YNT-7) (1942 - 1945)
 Donacona (YN-39) (1940 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Mike - Bravo
 NEMB
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 211)
  • Completed for Tug Peter Moran, Inc., New York, NY, as tug Peter Moran (ON 238462), May 1939
  • Acquired by the Navy from Moran Towing & Transportation Co., New York, NY, 09 October 1940
  • Converted for Naval service at New York Navy Yard
  • Placed in service as the Yard Net Tender Donacona (YN-39), 13 November 1940
  • Allocated to the Tenth Naval District, 1941-1945
  • Redesignated Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-7, 01 May 1942
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug Medium YTM-733, 02 August 1945
  • Placed out of service, 09 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 14 February 1947
  • Registered to James McWilliams Blue Line, New York, NY, as tug Sagamore, 1947
  • Registered to Motor Tug Chancellor, Inc., New York, NY, 1961
  • Registered to Universal Shipping Co., Washington, DC, late 1960s
  • Registered to Jack Ray Bartlett, New Orleans, LA, renamed Buck Allen, 1973
  • Registered to Bisso Towboat Co., New Orleans, LA, renamed Charlie Mentz, October 1978
  • Final disposition, out of documentation 1980s
    Specifications:
    Displacement 137 gross tons, 60 net tons
    Length 88' 4" waterline, 93' 0" overall
    Beam 22' 0"
    Draft 9' 1"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    General Motors diesel engine, diesel-electric drive
    single propeller, 750shp
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    Donacona (YN-39 / YNT-7 / YTM-733)
    DANFS history 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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