Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Yuma (YTM-748)
ex
 US Army LT-2078

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Chicopee Class District Harbor Tug (Medium)
  • Built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA (YN 225)
  • Completed for US Army as LT-2078, September 1954
  • Transferred to the US Navy and placed in service as the District Harbor Tug (Medium) Yuma (YTM-748), September 1964
  • Yuma was assigned to the 12th Naval District, at San Francisco, CA
  • Placed out of service, August 1976
  • Returned to US Army custody in early 1980s
  • Acquired by Hvide Marine of Fort Lauderdale, FL, named Delaware (ON 965565), 1980s
  • Acquired by DBA Mobile Bay Towing, rebuilt with Z-drive and renamed Mobile Point, 1989
  • Acquired by Sanders Towboat Co., San Francisco, CA, and reverted to Delaware, 1995
  • Acquired by SeaBulk Towing Services, Tampa, FL, and renamed Mobile Point, 2008
  • Acquired by True North Marine, Pass Christian, MS, renamed Lesli M., 2009
  • Acquired by Stamford Services, Inc., subsidiary of Fournier Towing and Ship Service, Belfast, ME, and renamed Taurus, 2012
  • Sold to Heritage Marine, Two Harbors, MN, renamed Nels J, 2017
  • Sold to Dean Marine & Excavating, Mount Clemens, MI, 2024
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 tons(fl)
    Length 107'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 12'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 16
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    as built
    Diesel, single screw
    rebuilt
    2 GM EMD 20-645 Diesel engines, rated 4,000hp
    2 z-drive mounted aft, one retractable z-drive mounted forward, 600hp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Yuma (YTM-748)
    646k Yuma (YTM-748) and Owatonna (YTM-756) at Naval Supply Center, Oakland, CA. being readied for naval service in September 1964. The tug Mazapeta (YTM-181) is aft of Owatonna.
    File Name: YTM 756 01, Navy Photo, September 1964.    		 Darryl Baker
    1066k Yuma (YTM-748) moored outboard of Owatonna (YTM-756) at Naval Supply Center, Oakland, CA. while being readied for naval service in September 1964.
    File Name: YTM 756 04, Navy Photo, September 1964.    		 Darryl Baker
    Yuma 156k Yuma (YTM-748) moored pierside forward on an unidentified tug at Naval Station Treasure Island, CA., date unknown. Paul Smith, US Navy Harbor Tugs
    Yuma 41k Yuma (YTM-748) moored pierside at Naval Station Treasure Island, CA., date unknown. Paul Smith, US Navy Harbor Tugs
    Orono 654k Tugs Yuma (YTM-748), Orono (YTM-190) and Satanta (YTM 270) tow ex-USS Providence (CLG-6) up the Mare Island channel to the Reserve Fleet berthing area, 23 February 1974. Darryl Baker
    Merchant Service
    Yuma
    141174807    		 44k Underway in San Francisco Bay in Sanders colors as Delaware,probably in the 1990s. Photo copyright Samuel C. Moore Robert Hurst
    Yuma 64k Ex-Yuma (YTM-748) underway in Mobile Bay as the DBA Mobile Bay Towing, tug Mobile Point, 14 August 2006.
    Photo by Brian Bushy, courtesy Tugboat Information.com    		 Birk Thomas
    Yuma 61k Ex-Yuma (YTM-748) as SeaBulk Towing Services tug Mobile Point, probably at Tampa, FL, date unknown.
    Photo by Addubya, courtesy Tugboat Information.com    		 Birk Thomas
    Yuma 64k Ex-Yuma (YTM-748) as Fournier tug Taurus, moored outboard of Fournier Boys at Belfast, ME, 12 September 2015.
    Photo by Steve Lang    		 Dave Wright
    Yuma 67k Ex-Yuma (YTM-748) as Fournier tug Taurus, moored at Belfast, ME, 12 September 2015.
    Photo by Steve Lang    		 Dave Wright
    Yuma
    141174808    		 120k In unknown Great Lakes port as Nels J., circa 2017. Photo copyright Issac Pennock John Spivey
    Yuma (YTM-748)
    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

    Tugboat Information
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Yard and District Craft Photo Index Back To The District Harbor Tug (Medium) (YTM) Photo Index Back To The Army Tugboat Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 30 January 2025