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Shabonee (YTB-833)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Lima - Delta
 NHLD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Contract awarded, 05 June 1973
  • Laid down, 12 June 1974
  • Launched, 24 October 1974
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service as Shabonee (YTB-833), 16 December 1974
  • Assigned to Naval Station, Mayport, FL
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 16 February 2002
  • Acquired by McAllister Towing and Transportation Co., renamed Daniel McAllister (ON 1134479)
  • Acquired by Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, OH, renamed Huron, 2015
  • Retired from service due to engine issues and thin hull plating, 2017
  • Sold to Loon's Foot Marine, Superior, WI, 2018
  • Final disposition, scrapped at Superior, summer 2019
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 tons (lt) 356 tons (fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Fairbanks Morse Diesel engine, 2,000hp
    single propeller
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    Shabonee (YTB-833)
    Shabonee 85k Shabonee (YTB-833) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    Clark 110k Shabonee (YTB-833) assists the guided missile frigate USS Clark (FFG-11) into her berth at Naval Station Mayport, 01 April 1993.
    U.S. Navy photo # DN-SC-93-03763 by OS2 John Bouvia    		 Defense Imagery
    Shabonee 81k Shabonee (YTB-833) underway in the harbor at Naval Station Mayport, 20 August 1994. USS Saratoga (CVA-60), in the background, was decommissioned on that day.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Commercial Service
    Shabonee 95k Ex-Shabonee (YTB-833) underway, date and location unknown, while in the service of McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. as the tug Daniel McAllister
    Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Shabonee 61k Ex-Shabonee (YTB-833) underway, date and location unknown, while in the service of McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. as the tug Daniel McAllister
    Photo copyright Birk Thomas, courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    Shabonee 61k Ex-Shabonee (YTB-833) moored at the Lower Harbor Ore Dock, Marquette, MI, 01 January 2017, while in the service of Great Lakes Towing as the tug Huron
    Photo copyright Ron Burdick, courtesy tugboatinformation.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    Shabonee (YTB-833)
    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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