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Tazha (YTM-147)
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 Tazha (YTB-147) (1944 - 1962)
 Tazha (YT-147) (1941 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Delta - India
 NBDI
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 (2)
Woban Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY (YN 3108)
  • Laid down, 08 August 1940
  • Launched, 12 February 1941
  • Placed in service as Tazha (YT-147), 14 June 1941
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large, YTB-147, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, in reserve at Norfolk, VA, March 1946
  • Reactived, July 1952
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium, YTM-147, February 1962
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 01 May 1973
  • Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, May 1974
  • Registered to Marine Logistics, Seattle, WA, as tug Robert W. (ON 561695), 1974
  • Sold to Alaska Marine Towing, Juneau, AK, and renamed Cold Bay, 1987
  • FInal disposition, no longer documented
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 tons (light) 325 tons (full load)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 11' (max)
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Tazha 270k The newly completed Tazha (YT-147) underway off New York City, 13 June 1941. She would be placed in service the next day.
    National Archives photos 19-N-24246, 19-N-24247, 19-N-24248 and 19-N-24249     		Dave Wright
    Tazha 242k
    Tazha 236k
    Tazha 245k
    Tazha 49k Tazha (YT-147) underway as completed. Photo probably taken at same time as above sequence. © Richard Leonhardt
    Thuban 151k Tazha (YTM-147) and an unidentified tug assist Thuban (AKA-19) in getting underway at NOB Norfolk, VA, August 1964 © Richard Leonhardt
    Tazha (YT-147 / YTB-147 / YTM-147)
    DANFS entry at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    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
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    Last Updated 25 February 2019