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Nawat (YNT-23)
ex
 Nawat (YN-55) (1940 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Charlie - Juliet
 NBCJ
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 Port Houston Iron Works, Port Houston, TX (YN 6)
  • Completed, 01 March 1941
  • Purchased by Navy and placed in service same day, 24 April 1941
  • Converted for naval service by Naval Station Key West, completed 10 May 1941
  • Assigned to the Third Naval District at New York, 1941-1945
  • Redesignated Yard Net Tender Tug YNT-23, 01 May 1942
  • Placed out of service, mid-1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1947
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal, 20 February 1947
  • Registered to Katherine M. Heiser, Houston, TX, as Agnes H. (ON 252416), 1947
  • Registered to O.J. Schwabe Towing Co., Houston, TX, 1954
  • Registered to Donald C. Hannah, Chicago, IL, 1955
  • Out of documentation, 1958
  • Registered to Stewart S. Sill, Sodus Point, NY, 1960
  • Registered to Pumpkin Island, Inc., St. Augustine, FL, 1975
  • Final disposition, out of documentation, 1980s
    Specifications:
    Displacement 48 gross tons, 20 net tons
    Length 57' 4" waterline, 62' 0" overall
    Beam 16' 6"
    Draft 7' 6"
    Speed 10 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    Propulsion
    one Atlas diesel engine
    single propeller, 320hp
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    142205501    		 114k Undated photo of Agnes H. The weld marks on her bow give away her former identity. Photo from Harry McDonald Collection. George Schneider
    Nawat (YN-55 / YNT-23)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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