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Woonsocket (YTM-754)
ex
 US Army Tug LT-1965

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Chicopee Class District Harbor Tug (Medium)
  • Built by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA (YN 11646)
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army as LT 1965, 1953
  • Acquired by the US Navy, September 1964
  • Placed in service as the District Harbor Tug (Medium) Woonsocket (YTM-754), date unknown
  • Assigned to First Naval District at NTS Melville, RI
  • Reassigned to Fifth Naval District at Norfolk, VA, April 1968
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, September 1975
  • Disposed of by Navy sale, 01 June 1976
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 tons (fl)
    Length 107'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 12'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 16
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Woonsocket 112k Woonsocket (YTM-754) during the America's Cup Races off Newport R.I. in 1967. Note yacht's rounding Woonsocket during the race. Woonsocket operated out of Melville, R.I. and supported the ships at Newport, Quonset Point and Davisville. Photo courtesy NAFTS, contributed by BMC Ernie Shea USN Ret.Woonsocket. Robert Hurst
    Woonsocket 159k Woonsocket (YTM-754) during the America's Cup Races off Newport R.I. in 1967. She has had her fenders removed because she was used as the 1st leg and finish line marker for the "America's Cup Race". Photo courtesy NAFTS, contributed by BMC Ernie Shea USN Ret. Woonsocket. Robert Hurst
    Woonsocket 142k BMC Ernie Shea (center) with his crew off Woonsocket (YTM-754) in the office of CAPT. Hawse (next to BMC Shea), Commanding Officer Naval Station Newport Port, R.I., circa 1967. Photo courtesy NAFTS, contributed by BMC Ernie Shea USN Ret. Woonsocket. Robert Hurst
    Woonsocket (YTM-754)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command webiste
    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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