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Tamaque (YTM-741)
ex
 Tamaque (YNT-20) (1942 - 1945)
 Tamaque (YN-52) (1941 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Foxtrot - Uniform
 NBFU
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 John E. Matton & Son, Cohoes, NY (YN 276)
  • Completed for John E. Matton & Sons as tug John E. Matton (ON 238495)
  • Purchased by Navy, 16 December 1940
  • Renamed Tamaque, 02 December 1940
  • Converted for naval service by Marine Basin, Brooklyn, and New York Navy Yard
  • Placed in service at New York as the Yard Net Tender Tamaque (YN-52), 29 January 1941
  • Allocated to the First Naval District at Boston, MA, 1941-1945
  • Redesignated Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-20, 01 May 1942
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug Medium YTM-741, 02 August 1945
  • Placed out of service at Marginal Wharf, South Boston, MA, 20 December 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 January 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 06 September 1946
  • Registered to Mass. Trustee of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, Boston MA, as Athena, 1946
  • Registered to Eastern Marine Leasing Corp., Wilmington, DE, mid-1960s
  • Registered to Boston Tow Boat Co., Boston, MA, about 1970
  • Registered to Charles H. Harper & Associates, Baltimore, MD, renamed James A. Harper, 1979
  • Registered to H & H Marine Towing, Baltimore, MD, renamed Athena, 1980s
  • Registered to Clearwater Marine Towing, Inc., Wallingford, PA, 2001
  • Registered to Von Riedel Marine Services, Duluth, MN, 2004
  • Registered to Drake Associates, Woodbridge, CT, renamed Jesse D, 2005
  • Registered to Atlantic Towboat Ltd., Staten Island, NY, renamed Atlantic 7, 2007
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (docs expired 2008)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 113 gross tons, 91 net tons
    Length 71' 5"
    Beam 21' 6"
    Draft 10' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two .30 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    Winton diesel engine
    single propeller, 600shp
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    Tamaque
    141174101    		 77k In commercial service as the tug Athena tied up at her moorings while awaiting sale. Photo courtesy Bill Mozinga, NAFTS. Robert Hurst
    Tamaque (YN-52 / YNT-20 / YTM-741)
    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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