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Menatonon (YTB-254)
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 Menatonon (YT-254) (1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Quebec - Mike
 NXQM
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Chaska Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by W.F. Stone & Son, Oakland, CA
  • Laid down as District Harbor Tug Menatonon (YT-254), 01 November 1943
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-254, 15 May 1944
  • Launched, 16 May 1944
  • Placed in service as Menatonon (YTB-254), 24 August 1944
  • Assigned to 11th Naval District at San Diego, 1944 - 1960
  • Placed in service in reserve in August 1946
  • Redesignated active in service in May 1947
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 01 June 1960
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 410 tons
    Length 110'
    Beam 27' 0"
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 1,000shp
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    Menatonon 47k Menatonon (YTB-254) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Menatonon 152k Menatonon (YTB-254) underway in San Francisco Bay, 14 September 1944.
    National Archives photo 19-N-79531    		 Mike Green
    Menatonon (YT-254 / YTB-254)
    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
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