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Frances B. Hackett (ID-1611 / YT-36
Shenandoah (YT-36)
Choptank (YT-36 / YTM-36)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - World War I Victory Medal
Bottom Row - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
Built as the tug Frances B. Hackett
Launched (date unknown)
Acquired by the Navy in December 1917, LTjg. Thomas F. Webb, USNRF, in command
Commissioned USS Frances B. Hackett, 1 April 1917,
Decommissioning and placed in service, 13 April 1919
Designated District Harbor Tug YT-36, 17 July 1920
Renamed Shenandoah (YT-36), 20 November 1920
Renamed Choptank (YT-36), 15 October 1923.
Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-36, 13 April 1944
Placed out of service, 28 June 1946
Struck from the Naval Register, 30 December 1946.
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 290 t.
Length 108'
Beam 24' 6"
Draft 9'
Speed 14 kts.
Complement 38
Armament one single 3" gun mount.
Propulsion steam, single screw
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 9 June 2006