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Tontogany (YTB-821)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Oscar - Golf
 NRKW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Laid down, 04 December 1972
  • Launched, 16 May 1973
  • Delivered to the Navy, 28 July 1973
  • Placed in service in Fifth Naval District at Norfolk, VA, as Tontogany (YTB-821)
  • Reassigned to the Sixth Naval District at Charleston, SC, late 1977
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001
  • Sold to McAllister Towing and Transportation Co., New York, NY and renamed Dorothy McAllister (ON 1122276), 20 November 2001
  • Reconfigured and repowered with two Caterpillar 3516B diesel engines driving two Schottel SRP 1012 "z-drives." for a rated 4,000 horsepower, 2002
  • Current status, active
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 tons (lt) 356 tons(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 55 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Fairbanks Morse 10-38D-81/8 diesel engine
    single propeller, 1,800shp
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    Tontogany (YTB-821)
    Tontogany 153k Tontogany (YTB-821) and another tug assist a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser into her berth, at NOB Norfolk, VA, date unknown.
    Photo courtesy Paul Smith, US Navy Tug Boats web site.    		  
    Tontogany 75k Tontogany (YTB-821) moored at NOB Norfolk, VA, 19 September 1999. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    Commercial Service
    Tontogany 83k Ex-Tontogany (YTB-821) underway while in commercial service as the McAllister Towing and Transportation Co.'s tug Dorothy McAllister, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Paul Smith US Navy Tug Boats web site.    		  
    Tontogany 99k Ex-Tontogany (YTB-821) underway while in commercial service as the McAllister Towing and Transportation Co.'s tug Dorothy McAllister, date and location unknown.
    Photo copyright "Viktor" via tugboatinformation.com    		 Dave Wright
    Tontogany (YTB-821)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History & 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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    Last Updated 03 February 2020