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Metea (YNT-9)
ex
 Metea (YN-41) (1940 - 1941)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Kilo - Whiskey
 NIKW
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 Foss Launch & Tug Co., Tacoma, WA
  • Completed for Foss as the tug Oswell Foss (ON 239521), 1940
  • Purchased by the US Navy from Foss for $75,000, 15 October 1940
  • Converted for naval service at Navy Yard, Puget Sound
  • Placed in service as Metea (YN-41), 05 November 1940
  • Conversion completed, 09 December 1940
  • Initially assigned to the Eleventh Naval District at San Diego
  • Reassigned to San Pedro, 14 May 1941
  • Reclassified Yard Net Tender, Tug YNT-9, 01 May 1942
  • Placed out of service, 18 July 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 31 May 1947
  • Returned to Foss as Oswell Foss, 1947
  • Sold to Richard E. Wright / Wright's Marine Towing, Tacoma, WA, renamed Jenny W., 1975
  • Reacquired by Foss Maritime, renamed Oswell Foss, 1998
  • Registered to Alaska Marine Response, Inc., Cordova, AK, 2012
  • Active as a towing and dive support vessel, 2025
    Specifications:
    Displacement 77 gross tons, 52 net tons
    Length 69' 9"
    Beam 19' 3"
    Draft 6' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    Propulsion
    one Enterprise DMG-6 diesel engine
    single propeller, 450shp
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    Metea
    142204101    		 42k Ex-Metea (YNT-9) seen here as Oswell Foss moored pierside, date and location unknown. Birk I Thomas
    Metea
    142204102    		81k Ex-Metea (YNT-9) seen here as Oswell Foss on the hard, date and location unknown.
    Photos by John Kohnen    		 Birk I Thomas
    Metea
    142204103    		 57k
    Metea (YN-41 / YNT-9)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Alaska Marine Response
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    Last Updated 15 January 2026