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Waukegan (YTM-755)
ex
 US Army Tug LT-1968 (1954 - 1964)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Chicopee Class District Harbor Tug (Medium)
  • Built by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA (YN 11649)
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army, 1953
  • Acquired by the US Navy, September 1964
  • Placed in service as the District Harbor Tug (Medium) Waukegan (YTM-755)
  • Waukegan was assigned to the 10th Naval District at San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, September 1975
  • Disposed of by Navy sale, 01 June 1976
  • Registered to Crosby Towboat Co., Boston, MA, renamed Waukegan (ON 579090), 1976
  • Registered to Fournier Towing and Ship Service, Belfast, ME, 2005
  • Registered to Sterling Equipemnt, Inc., Quincy, MA, 2007
  • Out of documentation, 2009
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 t.(fl)
    Length 107'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 12'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 16
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Mauna Loa 128k Waukegan (YTM-755) and YC-1369 along with other service craft are alongside USS Mauna Loa (AE-8) offloading ammuntion while at anchor at San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1964-1975.
    US Navy photo # USN 1111131 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.    		 Robert Hurst
    Yuma
    141175501    		 81k As Waukegan at Boston, date unknown. Photo copyright Matt Ruscher John Spivey
    Waukegan (YTM-755)
    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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