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Yanaba (YTM-547)
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 Yanaba (YTB-547) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 19 October 1944, at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 21 May 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service as Yanaba (YTB-547), 17 November 1945
  • Placed out of service, in reserve in March 1946, at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Re-activated and place in service in May 1947, allocated to the 7th Naval District
  • Reassigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, S.C., in 1950
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-547 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 December 1985
  • Final Disposition, sold for reuse/conversion, 19 August 1999, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 260 t.(lt) 310 t.(fl)
    Length 101'
    Beam 28'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Yanaba 74k Yanaba (YTB-547) docking/undocking, probably near Naval Station Charlestons, S.C., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Roger L. Shaffer. and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Yanaba 86k Yanaba (YTB-547) and an unidentified tug assist an APD in to/out of her berth. probably at Naval Station Charleston., date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Roger L. Shaffer. and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Yanaba 85k Yanaba (YTB-547) with an unidentified YO alongside, probably near Naval Station, Charleston, date unknown.
    Photo courtesy of Roger L. Shaffer. and Paul Smith US Navy Harbor Tug Boats    		 Robert Hurst
    Yanaba (YTB-547 / YTM-547)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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