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YT-56
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 Harbor Tug No. 56 (1919 - 1920)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
Harbor Tug No. 46 Class:
  • Built by Eastern Shore Shipbuilding Co., Sharptown, MD
  • Contracted, 05 June 1918
  • Laid down, 05 August 1918
  • Launched, 17 March 1919
  • Delivered as Harbor Tug No. 56, 1919
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-56, 17 July 1920
  • Assigned to Third Naval District, 1919 - 1920s
  • Assigned to Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground, 1920s - 1930s
  • Assigned to Fourth Naval District, 1930s
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 December 1935
  • Sold, 30 June 1936
  • Registered to Robert B. & L.V. Walthen, Baltimore, MD, as tug Leader (ON 236512), August 1937
  • Registered to Canal Lakes Towing Corp., New York, NY, renamed Calataco No. 2, 1938
  • Final disposition, burned Oswego Harbor, NY, 13 November 1946
    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
    one modified Heine boiler
    single propeller
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    YT-46-85 Class
    140804601    		 83k Harbor Tug No. 46 to 85 outboard profile of the Harbor Tug No. 46 class. 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.
    Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 104706    		 NHHC
    YT-46-85 Class
    140805602    		 108k Calatco No. 2 underway on the Erie Canal, date and exact location unknown. Note the tug's pilothouse has been lowered for work on the Canal with its many low bridges.
    Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center accession number 2017.198.28    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record for Harbor Tug No. 56 / YT-56 available at Navsource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 28 February 2025