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Sassacus (YTM-193)
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 Sassacus (YTB-193) (1944 - 1962)
Sassacus (YT-193) (1942 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Whiskey - Alpha
 NBWA
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Pessacus Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 21 April 1942, by Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 31 July 1942
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service, as Sassacus (YT-193), 7 December 1942, allocated to the 3rd Naval District,
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug (Large) YTB-193, 15 May 1944
  • Reassigned to the 12th Naval District, at San Franciso, CA. in early 1945
  • Placed out of service, 26 November 1946
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug (Medium) YTM-193 in February 1962
  • Transferred, on loan, to Venezuela in January 1963
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 t.
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 805shp
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