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Adario (YTM-743)
ex
 Adario (YNT-25) (1943 - 1945)
 USLHS Zizania (1888 - 1925)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Lima - Echo
 NCLE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War I Victory Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Yard Net Tender:
  • Built by Ramsay & Son, Baltimore, MD
  • Launched, 12 November 1888
  • Completed for U.S. Lighthouse Service as iron-hulled lighthouse tender Zizania, 1888
  • Transferred to Navy control, 24 April 1917
  • Operated as tender to patrol craft, First Naval District, 1917-1919
  • Returned to Department of Commerce, 01 July 1919
  • Placed out of service and sold, January 1925
  • Registered to James A. Ross, Boston, MA, as freighter Zizania (ON 225632), 1925
  • Used as day fishing boat out of Boston in early 1930s
  • Seized by US Marshals for libel, 17 August 1933
  • Sold at marshal's sale, 13 January 1934
  • Registered to Pan-American Shippers, Boston, MA, 1938
  • Used as tramp steamer carrying fruit from Miami to northern ports
  • Sold to San Maria Timber Co., Panama, April 1940
  • Acquired by WSA (War Shipping Administration), 1942
  • Transferred to Navy, 09 August 1943
  • Placed in service as Yard Net Tender Tug Adario (YNT-25), date unknown
  • Assigned to Net Depot, NOB Norfolk, 1943 - 1945
  • Redesignated Harbor Tug Medium YTM-743, 02 August 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 May 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 21 January 1947
  • Final Disposition, probably scrapped 1947-1948
    Specifications:
    Displacement 447 gross tons, 263 net tons
    Length 157' 3"
    Beam 27' 3"
    Draft 10' 7"
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    triple expansion steam
    twin propeller, 650hp
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    Adario 45k Zizania moored in wintry conditions, date and location unknown. Photo from The New Navy 1883-1922, Volume 3, by Paul H. Silverstone. Dave Wright
    Adario 909k Drawing of Zizania moored at Constitution Wharf, Boston, by Jack Frost, from Boston Herald, 11 July 1935 Dave Wright
    Adario (YNT-25 / YTM-743)
    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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    Last Updated 29 July 2019