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Winnetka (YTB-376)
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Winnetka (YT-376)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Alpha - Tango
NQAT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Allaquippa Class District Harbor Tug:
Laid down as YT-376 in 1944 at Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Inc., Port Arthur, TX.
Launched, date unknown
Redesignated Harbor Tug, Large YTB-376, 15 May 1944
Delivered and placed in service, 28 June 1944, as Winnetka (YTB-376) at Galveston, TX.
Winnetka was initially assigned to Pearl Harbor and later, Guam, Saipan and Iwo Jima
Ran aground at Iwo Jima in 1946
Damaged beyond economic repair, deemed unsalvagable
Final Disposition, abandoned where she lay
Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946
Specifications:
Displacement 318 t.(fl)
Length 102' 2"
Beam 25'
Draft 10' 5"
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 12
Armament none
Range 4,500 miles
Propulsion
Diesel-electric
single propeller, 1,000shp
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DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical 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
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 5 April 2015
