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YTL-88
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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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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 |
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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
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 07 April 2017
