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Heekon (YTM-141)
ex
 Heekon (YTB-141) (1944 - 1962)
 Heekon (YT-141) (1940 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Lima - Romeo
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Woban Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
  • Launched, 29 November 1939
  • Placed in service, 20 March 1940 at Washington Navy Yard as Heekon (YT-141)
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large, YTB-141, 15 May 1944
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium, YTM-141, in February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register in early 1963
  • Merchant Service
    Sold to Steers Sand & Gravel Co., New York, NY, renamed Phillip Steers (ON 292208), 1963
    Acquired by St. Phillip Coastal Towing Co., renamed Yvonne St. Philip, 1994
    Acquired by Hvide Marine, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, renamed Clearwater, 1998
    Acquired by McAllister Towing and Transportation Co., renamed Catherine McAllister, 2004
    Acquired by the Zenith Tugboat Co., Duluth, MN, renamed Venture, 2008
    Acquired by Caribbean Investors LLC, Port Saint Lucie, FL, renamed Victor Altman, 2010
    Reflagged Bolivian and renamed Muheet (IRCS CPA859 / IMO 7619965), August 2010
    Specifications:
    Displacement 325 tons (full load)
    Length 100' 10"
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7" (max)
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Heekon YTM-141
    Heekon 118k Heekon (YTM-141) easing a lighter up to a wharf at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C., date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, March 1952.    		 Stan Svec, ADC USN Ret
    Merchant Service
    Heekon 61k Ex-Heekon (YTM-141) in merchant service the tug Yvonne St. Philip, underway, circa July 1969, location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, contributed by Fred Reep to NAFTS.    		 Robert Hurst
    Heekon 47k Ex-Heekon (YTM-141) in merchant service as the McAllister Towing tug Catherine McAllister, underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy of National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, contributed by Fred Reep to NAFTS.    		 Robert Hurst
    Heekon 76k Ex-Heekon (YTM-141) in merchant service as the McAllister Towing tug Catherine McAllister, underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Heekon 88k Ex-Heekon (YTM-141) in merchant service as the McAllister Towing tug Catherine McAllister, moored, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Heekon (YT-141 / YTB-141 / YTM-141)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Center
    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
    Tugboat Information.com - YT-141 - "Heekon"
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    Last Updated 28 August 2015