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Iwana (YTM-272)
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 Iwana (YTB-272) (1944-1962)

Iwana (YT-272) (1942-1944)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Oscar - Uniform
 NYOU
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 Ira S. Bushey, Brooklyn, NY
  • Laid down, 24 August 1942
  • Launched, 23 December 1942
  • Placed in service as Iwana (YT-272) at Bayonne, NJ, 28 March 1943
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium (YTB-272), 15 May 1944
  • Assigned to First Naval District at Casco Bay, ME, 1943 - 1946
  • Assigned to Boston Navy Yard, 1946 - 1967
  • Placed out of service, 1967
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 April 1974
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Registered to Pioneer Towing Co., Kenmore, WA, renamed George R. (ON 558403), 1974
  • Renamed Polar Crusader, circa 1975
  • Registered to Dunlap Towing Co., La Conner, WA, renamed Skagit Chief, 1977
  • Later sold as a live-aboard, moored at St. Helens, OR, and renamed Tuggy Time
  • Still extant, 2020
    Specifications:
    Displacement 320 t.(fl)
    Length 93'
    Beam 23'
    Draft 10' 2"
    Speed 12 kts
    Complement 15
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 765shp
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    Iwana
    140827201    		 239k Skagit Chief moored at St. Helens, OR, 14 June 2014.
    Photo copyright Phil Gilson via shipspotting.com    		 Dave Wright
    Iwana (YT-272 / YTB-272 / YTM-272)
    DANFS history entry located at the Navy History and Heritage Command website
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 23 Octber 2023