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Ocmulgee (YTM-532)
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 Ocmulgee (YTB-532) (1945 - 1962)

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
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Built by Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, NY
  • Laid down, November 1944
  • Launched, 30 December 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service as Ocmulgee (YTB-532), 02 June 1945
  • Assigned to Third Naval District at New York Navy Yard
  • Inactivated and place in reserve, out of service in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL, March 1946
  • Reactivated and placed in service in the Sixth Naval District, May 1947
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-532, February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, March 1978
  • Registered to Edward O. Sanchez, New Bedford, MA, as tug Breton (ON 593075), 1978
  • Renamed Lynx, date unknown
  • Renamed Neptune, 1997
  • Renamed Neptune V, 1999
  • Final disposition, current status unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 tons (lt) 310 tons (fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 8
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Ocmulgee 139k Ocmulgee (YTB-532) manuevering at New York Navy Yard, February 1946. The tug is probably providing towing service during the 1946 tugboat operators' strike; note the armed Marines on her bridge. Chiron (AGP-18) is being placed out of service in the background.
    		 Dave Schroeder & John Chiquoine
    Shahaska (YTB-533 / YTM-533)
    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 16 August 2019