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Annawan (YTM-739)
ex
 Annawan (YNT-18) (1942 - 1945)
 Annawan (YN-50) (1940 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Golf - Xray
 NIGX
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 Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, NY (YN 455)
  • Completed for Motor Tug Chippewa, Inc., New York City, NY, as tugboat Chippewa (ON 233927), 1935
  • Sold to Newtown Creek Towing Co., New York, NY, renamed Russell 15, 1938 1
  • Purchased by the Navy, 28 October 1940
  • Renamed Annawan (YN-50), 29 October 1940
  • Converted for Naval service at New York Navy Yard
  • Placed in service, 08 January 1941
  • Allocated to the 1st Naval District, Narragansett Bay, 1941 - 1945
  • Redesignated Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-18, 08 April 1942
  • Redesignated Yard Harbor Tug Medium YTM-739, 04 August 1945
  • Placed out of service, 01 September 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 December 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 06 May 1947
  • Returned to Newtown Creek Towing Co. as Russell 15, 1947
  • Registered to Albert L. Gellenthin, Philadelphia, PA, as Franklin, 1947
  • Registered to Gellenthin Marine Transport, Philadelphia, PA, 1961
  • Registered to William M. Marutani, Philadelphia, PA, 1965
  • Registered to Atlantic Towing Corp., New York, NY, renamed Mary Ann, 1968
  • Registered to Thomas Towing Corp., New York, NY, 1970
  • Registered to New England Tug Boat, Inc., Bridgeport, CT, renamed Tricia A., 1973
  • Registered to Trust Marine Towing, Inc., New York, NY, renamed Sandy, 1976
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (probably scrapped in 1980s)
    1. The previous Navsource entry for this vessel mistakenly assigned her civilian identity to the wrong Russell 15 (ON 243458). The above information is now correct.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 95 t.
    Length 71'
    Beam 19'
    Draft 10' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Fairbanks Morse Diesel engine
    single propeller, 450shp
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    Annawan
    142205001    		 273k Chippewa on the Erie Canal prewar, probably between Locks 2 and 3, Waterford, NY. Kyle Stubbs
    Annawan (YN-50 / YNT-18 / YTM-739)
    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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