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Pitchlynn (YTB-283)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Zulu - Delta
 NYZD
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
Cahto Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Westergard Boat Works, Biloxi, MS
  • Laid down as District Harbor Tug YT-283, 26 August 1943
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-283, 15 May 1944
  • Launched, 23 May 1944
  • Completed 31 October 1944
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service as Pitchlynn (YTB-283), 03 November 1944
  • Assigned to the Fourth Naval District at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1944 - 1960
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, April 1960
  • Sold to Rodney H. Dann at Philadelphia, 31 August 1960
  • Registered to Rodney H. Dann & Sons, Wilmington, DE, as tug Rodney H. Dann (ON 283769), 1960
  • Registered to Dann Ocean Towing Co., Tampa, FL, 1985
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 397 tons
    Length 110'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    one Diesel engine
    single propeller, 900shp
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    Pitchlynn (YTB-283)
    Pitchlynn
    140928302    		 234k Pitchlynn (YTB-283) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo 285408    		 Dave Wright
    Commercial Service
    Pitchlynn
    140928301    		 40k Ex-Pitchlynn (YTB-283) in commercial service as the tug Rodney H. Dann.
    Photo by Dick Lund    		 Courtesy tugboatinformation.com
    Pitchlynn (YTB-283)
    DANFS history 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

    Tugboat Information.com - Rodney H. Dann
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