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Harbor Tug No. 50
YT-50

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 Class:
  • Laid down, 21 November 1918, as the wooden-hulled Harbor Tug No. 50 at U S Naval Station, New Orleans, LA
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned USS Harbor Tug No. 50 (date unknown)
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-50, 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 215 t.
    Length 88'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 8' 9"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Fuel Capacity 30 t.
    Propulsion single cylinder steam engine, 300hp, single screw
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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 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
    YT-50 Class 52k Harbor Tug No. 50 shortly after her keel was laid by the Industrial Department of the US Naval Station, New Orleans, LA. This is probably the keel of Harbor Tug No. 50, which was laid down immediately after the launch of Harbor Tug No. 48 on 21 November 1918. The stem and part of the sternpost have been erected on the keel.
    US Navy photo # NH 41614 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-50 Class 64k Harbor Tug No. 50 under construction by the Industrial Department of the US Naval Station, New Orleans, LA., probably between August 1918 and January 1919. This is probably Harbor Tug No. 50, with Harbor Tug No. 49 partly visible behind the shed to the right in a more advanced stage of construction.
    US Navy photo # NH 41615 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YT-46-85 Class 55k Harbor Tug No. 50 and Submarine Chaser SC-444 are in the building ways in the background. 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. 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
    There is no DANFS history for Harbor Tug No. 50 available at Navsource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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