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Pontiac (YTB-756)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Alpha - Echo NBAE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Pontiac Class District Harbor Tug:

Built by Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA (YN 34)

Laid down, 22 March 1960

Launched, 30 June 1960

Delivered to the Navy, 11 January 1961

Placed in service as Pontiac (YTB-756), January 1961

Assigned to 6th Naval District, Naval Station Charleston, SC, 1961

Reassigned to Naval Station Mayport, FL, date unknown

Reassigned to Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, date unknown

Reassinged to Naval Station Rota, Spain, date unknown

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 25 April 1996

Sold through the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse, 04 October 2000

Registered to McAllister Towing and Transportation, New York, NY, renamed Kaleen McAllister (ON 1104217), 2000

Re-engined with one EMD 16-645-E5 Turbo Diesel engine, propeller replaced with a Schottel 1515, variable pitch "z-drive" for a rated 3,000 horsepower, 2002

Specifications:
Displacement 311 tons (lt) 409 tons (fl)
Length 109'
Beam 30'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 knots
Complement 12
Armament

two .50 cal. machine guns
Fuel Capacity

Diesel 417 Bbls
Propulsion

one Fairbanks Morse Diesel engine

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Pontiac (YTB-756)
140975602	153k	Pontiac (YTB-756) crew sitting on the starboard quarter of the tug at the dock at Naval Station Mayport, FL, and in front of the forward section of Tomahawk (YTB-789), circa 1975-78. The Tugmaster, Mike Beaver BM1, is in the back row far right, closest to the camera.	Mike Beaver BMC USN Ret.
140975603	160k	Pontiac (YTB-756) completely primed in red lead prior to entering the shipyard. Note the crew member on the top of the mast.	Mike Beaver BMC USN Ret.
140975601	190k	Tugmaster, Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Rick Bresnock USN, mans the wheel of Pontiac (YTB-756), as the tug backs clear of the surface operations pier at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico to meet an incoming ship, 07 November 1995. The tug Wapato (YTB-788) can be seen out the wheelhouse windows. DVIC photo # DNST9700767 by PH2 Paul J. Spiotta USN.	Defense Visual Information Center
140975604	439k	Pontiac (YTB-756) and Dekanawida (YTB-831) moored pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain, 10 March 1987. National Archives photo DN-SC-88-06738 by PHAN James L. Salyor.	Dave Wright
140975606	500k	Pontiac (YTB-756) and Dekanawida (YTB-831) moored pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain, 10 March 1987. National Archives photo DN-SC-88-06739 by PHAN James L. Salyor.	Dave Wright
Commercial Service
140975605	92k	Ex-Pontiac (YTB-756) underway, date unknown in New York Harbor, while in commercial service as the McAllister Towing and Transportation's tug *Kaleen McAllister. Note ex-USS Intrepid* (CV-11)** in the background.	Birk I. Thomas

Pontiac (YTB-756)
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

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
Tug Boat Information - Kaleen McAllister

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