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YTL-88
ex
 YMT-3 (1929 - 1944)
 YT-88 (1920 - 1929)
 Harbor Tug # 88 (1920 - 1922)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 07 November 1918
  • Placed in service at Mare Island as Harbor Tug No. 88, 1919
  • Designated District Harbor Tug YT-88, 17 July 1920
  • Redesignated Yard Motor Tug YMT-3, 1929
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-88, 15 May 1944
  • Assigned to Eleventh Naval District at San Diego entire career
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, June 1947
  • Sold to Star & Crescent Boat Company, San Diego, CA and renamed Pala (ON 253066), 1947
  • Final disposition, sank after engine room fire 20 miles off San Clemente Island, 12 April 1949
    Specifications:
    Displacement 54 tons
    Length 65'
    Beam 16' 2"
    Draft 6' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Union 4 cylinder, 4 cycle gasoline engine, 150shp
    single 12" X 15" propeller
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SS 143 105k YMT-3 moored forward of S-38 (SS-143) at San Diego in April 1943.
    US Navy photo # 1198-43from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo collection now held at Seattle NARA    		 Tracy White
    There is no DANFS history available for YT-88 / YMT-3 / YTL-88 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 07 April 2017