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Nahasho (YTM-535)
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 Nahasho (YTB-535) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 14 November 1944, at Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.
  • Launched, 14 February 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, as Nahasho (YTB-535), 30 July 1945, allocated to the First Fleet at Hawaii
  • Inactivated and place in reserve, out of service in November 1947 at Pearl Harbor
  • Reactivated in June 1949 and placed in service in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-535 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), October 1974
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 t.(lt) 310 t.(fl)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Nahasho 107k Nahasho (YTM-535) and Paducah (YTB-758) approach an aircraft carrier at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Bill Mozinga and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Nahasho 86k Nahasho (YTM-535) and Paducah (YTB-758) assisting the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) into or out of her berth at either Norfolk Naval Station of Norfolk Naval Shipyard, date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Bill Mozinga and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Nahasho 274k Nahasho (YTM-535) preparing to assist the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) into her berth at NOB Norfolk, date unknown.
    National Archives photo K-61202    		 Mike Green
    Diamond Head 136k USS Diamond Head (AE-19) under way at NOB Norfolk, VA., circa 1963. She is being assisted by the tug Nahasho (YTM-535).
    US Navy photo    		 Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Shark 960k Nahasho (YTM-535) and Menominee (YTB-790), assist USS Shark (SSN-591) into her berth at the D&S Piers, Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 16 July 1969. US Navy photo # K-66087, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
    Nahasho (YTB-535 / YTM-535)
    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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