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Arivaca (YTM-259)
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 Arivaca (YTB-259) (1944 - 1962)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Victor - Zulu
 NXVZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Cahto Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down as YT-259, 25 April 1944, by Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, CA.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-259 15 May 1944
  • Launched, 28 October 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 24 January 1945, as Arivaca (YTB-259), allocated to the 12th Naval District
  • Deactivated mid-1955
  • Reactivated in October 1957 in the 12th Naval District
  • Reclassified Harbor District Tug, Medium YTM-259, February 1962
  • Placed out of service in 1964
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 410 t.
    Length 110'
    Beam 27' 0"
    Draft 11' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Castle Rock 139k Arivaca (YTB-259) in the dock of ARD-11 at the far right center. ARD 32 is empty in the background. In the foreground is USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383) under repair at Mare Naval Shipyard, 18 December 1948.
    Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 2703-12-48 1/5/49.    		 Darryl Baker
    Castle Rock 1598k Arivaca (YTM-259), ARD-10 in the foreground and YRB-15 in the background, berthed in the reserve fleet area on the north end of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 9 September 1963.
    US Navy photo.    		 Darryl Baker
    Arivaca (YTB-259 / YTM-259)
    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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