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YTM-239
ex
 YT-239

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Quebec - Kilo
 NEQK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by William Muller, San Pedro, CA
  • Completed for Wilmington Transportation Co., Wilmington, CA, as harbor tug Milton S. Patrick (ON 225656), 1926
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 29 January 1942
  • Intended as Harbor Tug, Motor YMT-16, but probably never offically desginated as such
  • Placed in service as the unnamed harbor tug YT-239, 1942
  • Asisgned to the Eleventh Naval District at Los Angeles, 1942 - 1946
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-239, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal, 10 April 1947
  • Returned to owner, 1947
  • Starred in syndicated television series Waterfront as tug Cheryl Ann, 1954 - 1956
  • Renamed Terminal Island, 1961
  • Sold to South Coast Tugboats, Inc., San Diego, CA and renamed North Island, 1988
  • Registered to Art Broman, Los Alamitos, CA, by 1992
  • Noted in Los Angeles impound yard, 1993
  • Reported sold and broken up at San Pedro, 1995
    Specifications:
    Displacement 120 gross tons, 72 net tons
    Length 87'
    Beam 22' 4"
    Draft 11' 5"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, 430hp
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    YTM-239
    YT-239
    140823901    		 261k YTM-239 operating alongside an unidentified LST in the Los Angeles harbor area, 1945 Dave Wright
    Commercial Service
    YT-239
    140823904    		 149k In her TV star guise as Cheryl Ann. This photo is autographed by Waterfront's other star, Preston Foster. Apparently quite a few girls in the 1950s were named after this fictional tugboat. Gary R. Smith
    YT-239
    140823902    		 537k Terminal Island underway in Los Angeles harbor, 12 March 1975. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    YT-239
    140823903    		 414k North Island underway in Los Angeles harbor, 26 September 1989. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    There is no DANFS history available for YT-239 / YTM-239 available at NavSource
    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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