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Lelaka (YTM-777)
ex
 Lelaka (YTB-514) (1945 - 1966)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Charlie - Alpha
 NDCA
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
Cholocco Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 12 August 1945, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 10 October 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, as Lelaka (YTB-514), 14 December 1945
  • Initially allocated to the 13th Naval District.
  • Reallocated to the 12th Naval District (San Francisco) in January 1946
  • Redesignated District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-778 in March 1967
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 November 1980, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.(lt) 345 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 cal machine gun
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Satanta 3076k Satanta (YTM-270), Sea Mule (YTL-614), YTL-435 on the port side and Lelaka (YTB-514) on the starboard side of USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) nudge the fleet ballistic submarine into dry dock #2 to drop her launching cradle at Mare Island on 15 September 1962. Sea Mule (YTL 614) is removing ship riders. File name: SSBN 619 56219-9-62, Navy Photo 56219-9-62, 9/15/62 Darryl Baker
    View the Lelaka (YTB-514 / YTM-777)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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