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Iona (YTM-220)
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 Iona (YTB-220) (1944 - 1962)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Xray - Alpha
 NUXA
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 (2)
District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Greenpoint Basin & Construction Co., Long Island, NY
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 26 August 1944
  • Placed in service as the Large Harbor Tug Iona (YTB-220), 02 February 1945
  • Allocated to the Fourteenth Naval District at Pearl Harbor, June 1945
  • Reassigned to duty at Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines, 1955
  • Reclassified Medium Harbor Tug YTM-220, February 1962
  • Accidentally sunk, June 1963
  • Deactivated and struck from the Naval Register, June 1963
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by burning
    Specifications:
    Displacement 415 tons
    Length 110'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 13'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw 1,000shp
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    Iona 148k Photo postcard of Iona (YTB-220) bringing a load of visitors to the wreck of USS Arizona in the early 1950s. The present memorial was not opened until 1962. Dave Wright
    Iona (YTB / YTM-220)
    DANFS entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    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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    This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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    Last Updated 15 March 2019