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Chilkat (YTM-773)
ex
 Chilkat (YTB-510) (1946 - 1966)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Bravo - Juliet
 NDBJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Cholocco Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR (YN 236)
  • Laid down, 1945
  • Launched, 11 August 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service as Chilkat (YTB-510), March 1946
  • Initially allocated to the 11th Naval District
  • Placed out of service in reserve, August 1947
  • Reactivated and placed in service at San Diego, 1961
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-773, March 1967
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to Maritime Administration, 01 May 1977
  • Operated in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA, as TD-66
  • Current Disposition, for scrap sale at Benicia via GSA Auctions, September 2023
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.(lt) 345 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal machine gun
    Propulsion one Enterprise MDG 26 diesel, single screw
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    Chilkat 366k Chilkat (YTB-510) assisting an unidentified ship which is departing for Antarctica as part of Operation Highjump in 1946.
    US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1986.056.001.016    		 Mike Green
    YTL-434 125k Ex-YTL-434 in service for the Maritime Administration at Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. moored starboard side to with other tugs at the reserve fleet. The three larger tugs are the MARAD tug Blackhawk, TD-66 (ex-Chilkat (YTM-773)), and the MARAD tug Black Kite. Photo by Jason Loger
    YTL-434 5710k
    Chilkat 68k Twi views of TD-66 at Benicia, CA, circa summer 2023. Photos from GSA auction listing. Dave Wright
    Chilkat 48k
    Chilkat (YTB-510 / YTM-773)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval 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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    Last Updated 03 September 2023