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Menasha (YTM-761)
ex
 Menasha (YTB-773) (1964 - 1965)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Mascoutah Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY (YN 421)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 04 November 1964
  • Delivered and placed in service as Menasha (YTB-773), January 1965
  • Initially assigned to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA
  • Reclassified Medium Harbor Tug YTM-761 in September 1965
  • Reassigned to the 4th Naval District at Philadelphia, PA, in the summer of 1966
  • Placed out of service and transferred to the Maritime Administration, 15 June 1986
  • Sold to St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation, late 1980s
  • Sold to John Fedek, Ogdensburg, NY, 1991
  • Sold to Gordon's Welding, Sarnia, Ontario, and registered under Canadian flag as Menasha (C817103), 1992
  • Sold to MTL Marine Tug Inc., renamed Escorte, 1995
  • Resold to Ocean Remorquage Trois-Rivieres, Quebec City, Quebec, 2002
  • Sold to a Kingston, Ontario, company for further service, 2021
    Specifications:
    Displacement 205 tons(fl)
    Length 85'
    Beam 24'
    Draft 11'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 8
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Menasha
    140977301    		 34k Menasha (YTM-761) being lifted our of the water for overhaul by Hammerhead Crane Pier 4 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, circa late 1960's. Ron Reeves
    Menasha
    140977302    		 199k Menasha (YTM-761) moored at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 06 October 1973.
    Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 79043, courtesy C.C. Wright, 1974    		 Mike Green
    Menasha
    140977303    		 85k Menasha (YTM-761) underway on the Delaware River, probably in the early 1980s. Tommy Trampp
    Menasha
    140977304    		 85k Menasha (YTM-761) underway on the Delaware River off Philadelphia International Airport, probably in the early 1980s. Tommy Trampp
    Menasha
    140977305    		 241k Escorte underway, date and location unknown. Photo copyright Mac MacKay via gltugs.wordpress.com John Spivey
    Menasha (YTB-773 / YTM-761)
    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

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