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Evea (YTB-458)
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 Evea (YT-458) (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Romeo - Bravo
 NBRB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Busy (Allaquippa) Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Contract awarded, 16 June 1941
  • Laid down in 1941 as the Lend-Lease Harbor Tug Resolute (BYT-5), for Britain, by General Motors and Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Completed in 1942
  • Acquired by the Royal Navy, commissioned HMT Resolute, date unknown
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 16 May 1943 and placed in service Evea (YT-458)
  • During World War II Evea was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944
    Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943  

  • Reclassified as Large Harbor Tug YTB-458, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service, 11 November 1944 and transferred under Lend-Lease to France, commissioned into the France navy as FNS Malabar
  • Returned to US custody in 1949
  • Transferred to the State Department for disposal, sold to France
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, FNS Malabar sank in 1967
  • Evea earned three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 310 t. (lt)
    Length 102' 2"
    Beam 24'
    Draft 12' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    General Motors Diesel engine
    single screw, 1000shp
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    Evea 249k Resolute (BYT-5) underway , 5 April 1942 during builders trials near her builders yard, Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.
    Photo from the files of Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works    		 Jim Swank
    Evea (YT / YTB-458)
    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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