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Skandawati (YTM-370)
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 Skandawati (YTB-370) (1944 - 1962)
 Skandawati (YT-370) (1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Lima - Bravo
 NPLB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Allaquippa Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down as YT-370 (hull # 230) in 1943 at Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Inc., Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, 10 March 1944
  • Completed, 20 April 1944
  • Placed in service, 20 April 1944, as Skandawati (YT-370) at Port Arthur, TX.
  • Allocated to Service Force Pacific
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug, Large YTB-370, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service in October 1946 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Astoria, OR.
  • Withdrawn from Reserve and reactivated 1952
  • Assigned to Commander, Naval Forces, Far East, at Yokosuka, Japan.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-370 in February 1962
  • Loaned to the US Army in July 1970 at Naval Base Subic Bay, P.I.
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register and sold, 15 February 1973
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 206 t.
    Length 102' 2"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric
    single propeller, 1,000shp
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    Skandawati (YT-370)
    Skandawati 429k Skandawati (YT-370) underway during builders trials at Port Arthur, TX., circa 15 to 19 April 1944. Note the Navy officer in front of the bridge also the large wooden framed pilot house windows have been changed to portlights (portholes), a war time upgrade. All subsequent Gulfport built Navy tugs would be built with this feature. Also note the two single .50 cal MG covered by tarps.
    Photo from the files of the Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works.     		Jim Swank
    Skandawati 255k Port quarter view of Skandawati (YT-370) underway during builders trials at Port Arthur, TX., circa 15 to 19 April 1944.
    Photo from the files of the Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works.    		 Jim Swank
    Skandawati 44k Skandawati (YT-370) underway probably during builders trials at Port Arthur, TX., circa 15 to 19 April 1944. Robert Hurst courtesy Bill Mozinga, and the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors (NAFTS)
    Skandawati (YTB370)
    Skandawati 38k Skandawati (YTB-370) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst courtesy Jeff Lautier, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati 62k Skandawati (YTB-370) moored at the Harbor Masters tug pier, circa 1950s, probably at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan. Robert Hurst courtesy Mike Miller, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati 55k Skandawati (YTB-370) tied to a pier, circa 1950s, probably at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan. In the background is the non-self propelled fuel barge YO-144. Robert Hurst courtesy Mike Miller, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati 90k Skandawati (YTB-370) and an unidentified tug assist USS Washburn (AKA-108) into her berth at Yokosuka Navy Base, circa 1950s. In the background is an unidentified floating drydock. Robert Hurst courtesy Mike Miller, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati 78k Skandawati (YTB-370), Wauwatosa (YTB-775) and an unidentified YTL moored at the Harbor Masters tug pier, probably at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan, date unknown. Robert Hurst courtesy Jeff Lautier, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati 75k Skandawati (YTB-370) and Wauwatosa (YTB-775) moored at the Harbor Masters tug pier probably at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan, date unknown. Robert Hurst courtesy Jeff Lautier, and US Navy Tug Boats web site
    Skandawati (YT-370 / YTB-370 / YTM-370)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Navy History and Heritage Command
    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
    Allaquippa Class Harbor Tug schematic
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