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YT-48
Harbor Tug No. 48

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 Class:
  • Built by Naval Station, New Orleans, LA
  • Contracted, 22 May 1918
  • Laid down, 19 July 1918
  • Launched, 21 November 1918
  • Delivered as Harbor Tug No. 48, date unknown
  • Assigned to 8th Naval District, 1919-1921
  • Final disposition, foundered under tow of USS Owl (AM-2) en route New Orleans to Coco Solo, 31 October 1921
    Specifications:
    Displacement 215 tons displacement
    Length 88'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 8' 9"
    Speed 10 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Fuel Capacity 30 tons
    Propulsion
    steam, one single cylinder non-condensing (18" x 22"), 300ihp
    single propeller
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    YT-46-85 Class 83k Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 outboard profile of the Harbor Tug No. 46 class (Nos 46 through 85). This plan by the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair is dated 25 April 1919 and is signed by the bureau's chief, Naval Constructor David W. Taylor, USN. Its number is C&R No. 60815. These tugs measured 88 feet in length and 20 feet in beam, displaced 215 tons, and had a designed speed of 10 knots.
    US Navy photo # NH 104706 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-46-85 Class 55k Harbor Tug No. 48 (on the right), Harbor Tug No. 49, and the 110-foot Submarine Chaser SC-443 being fitted out by the Industrial Department of the U. S. Naval Station, New Orleans, LA., in early 1919. Harbor Tug No. 50 and Submarine Chaser SC-444 are in the building ways in the background. The center building way, from which Harbor Tug No. 49 was probably launched, is empty.
    US Navy photo # NH 41611 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-46-85 Class 87k The steam engine for one of the three small tugs (Harbor Tugs Nos. 48-50) built by the Industrial Department of the U. S. Naval Station, New Orleans, LA., in 1918-1920. It is a vertical, single-cylinder, non-condensing engine with a cylinder diameter of 18 inches and stroke of 22 inches and was rated at 300 horsepower
    US Navy photo # NH 41613 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    There is no DANFS history for Harbor Tug No. 48 available at Navsource.
    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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    Last Updated 25 January 2016