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Namontack (YTB-738)
ex
 Namontack (YNT-14) (1942 - 1945)
 Namontack (YN-46) (1941 - 1942)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Foxtrot - November
 NUFN
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Yard Net Laying Craft:
  • Built by DeFoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City MI (YN 161)
  • Delivered to Moran Towing & Transportation Co., New York, NY as the harbor tug Thomas E. Moran (ON 237794)
  • Purchased by the US Navy, 28 November 1940
  • Renamed and classified Yard Net Tender Namontack (YN-46)
  • Converted for naval service at New York Navy Yard
  • Placed in service at New York, 18 March 1941
  • Allocated to the Fifth Naval District, at Norfolk, VA
  • Namontack was based at Naval Amphibious Little Creek, VA, for her entire Navy career
  • Reclassified Net Tender, Tug (YNT-14), 01 May 1942
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large (YTB-738), 02 August 1945
  • Placed out of service, 21 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 December 1946
  • Sold, 30 April 1947, to her original owners, Moran Towing and Transportation Co., New York City, NY, renamed Thomas E. Moran, later renamed Harriet Moran
  • Sold to Wallin Marine Corp., of Staten Island, NY, renamed Viking, 1975
  • Acquired by Georgetown Towing, Georgetown, SC and renamed Georgetown, 1993
  • Georgetown Towing bought by McAllister Towing, renamed Sharon Elizabeth, 1999
  • Acquired by the Zenith Tug Boat Co. of Duluth, MN, renamed Statesboro, 2005
  • Acquired by Busch Marine Services of Freeland, MI, renamed Barbara Merry Busch, 2006
  • Final Disposition, lying idle at Busch Marine, Carrollton, MI since 2007 (now partially sunk)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 158 tons (light)
    Length 94' 5"
    Beam 25'
    Draft 8' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament four .30 cal machine guns
    Propulsion Cleveland 12-278A Diesel, single propeller
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    Namontack
    142204602    		 87k Moran Towing and Transportation Co. tug Thomas E. Moran underway, location unknown, circa 1938-40, prior to being acquired by the US Navy for WWII service. Mike Green
    Namontack
    142204603    		 137k Ex-Namontack (YTB-738) as the McAllister Towing of Georgetown, SC harbor tug Sharon Elizabeth moored pierside, date and location unknown. Courtesy Birk Thomas, tugboatinformation.com
    Namontack
    142204605    		 137k Ex-Namontack (YTB-738) as the McAllister Towing of Georgetown, SC harbor tug Sharon Elizabeth moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Courtesy Birk Thomas, tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Namontack
    142204604    		 106k Ex-Namontack (YTB-738) as the Zenith Tug Boat Co. of Duluth, MN harbor tug Statesboro moored pierside, date and location unknown. Courtesy Birk Thomas, tugboatinformation.com
    Namontack
    142204606    		 106k Ex-Namontack (YTB-738) as harbor tug Barbara Merry Busch lying idle at Carrollton, MI, date unknown. Note her new name was never painted on.
    Courtesy Birk Thomas, tugboatinformation.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Namontack
    142204607    		 158k Ex-Namontack (YTB-738) as harbor tug Barbara Merry Busch lying idle at Carrollton, MI, date unknown. Note her new name has been painted on bow recently.
    Photo copyright Todd Shorkey via gltugs.wordpress.com    		 Robert Hurst
    Namontack (YN-46 / YNt-14 / YTB-738)
    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
    Tugboat Information - YN-46 "Namontack" Great Lakes Tugs & Workboats - Barbara Merry Busch
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