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YTL-483
ex
 YMT-21 (1943 - 1944)
 YT-483 (1942 - 1943)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Hotel - Bravo
 NGHB
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 Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Sturgeon Bay, WI
  • Completed for Edward E. Gillen Towing Co., Milwaukee, WI, as tug Edward E. Gillen (ON 227538), 1928
  • Acquired by the Navy, 28 March 1942
  • Placed in service as District Harbor Tug YT-483, 1942
  • Asisgned to Ninth Naval District on Great Lakes, 1942-1945
  • Redesignated Yard Motor Tug YMT-21, 1943
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Small YTL-483, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for return to owner, 1945
  • Final Disposition, stripped and abandoned at Milwaukee, April 1964
  • Wreck still extant 2008, but probably since removed by dredging
    Specifications:
    Displacement 68 gross tons, 46 net tons
    Length 73' 0"
    Beam 19' 0"
    Draft 9' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one steam engine
    single propeller, 300hp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YTL-483
    140848301    		 91k Edward E. Gillen working in Milwaukee harbor, 1932.
    Milwaukee Public Library photo.    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for YT-483 / YMT-20 / YTL-483 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
    Tugboat Information
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