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Etawina (YTM-543)
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 Etawina (YTB-543) (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:
  • Laid down in 1945, at Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.
  • Launched, 11 June 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service in the 1st Naval District, as Etawina (YTB-543) in November 1945
  • Placed out of service and laid up in reserve in March 1946
  • Reactived for service in January 1951 and assigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, S.C.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-543 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 July 1981 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 t.(fl)
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament two .50 caliber machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Waneta 61k Etawina (YTB-543) moored aft of Waneta (YTB-384) at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Waneta 55k USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) with Etawina (YTB-543) forward and Waneta (YTB-384) aft assisting Howard W. Gilmore into her berth at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Waneta 66k USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) with Etawina (YTB-543) forward and Waneta (YTB-384) aft, underway at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Etawina 89k Etawina (YTB-543) moored pierside, probably at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Etawina 73k Etawina (YTB-543) underway, probably at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Etawina 53k Etawina (YTB-543) underway, probably at Naval Station Charleston, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Etawina (YTB-543 / YTM-543)
    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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