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Migadan (YTM-549)
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 Migadan (YTB-549) (1945 - 1962)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Hisada Class District Harbor Tug, Large:
  • Laid down, 5 March 1945, at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 28 June 1945
  • Delivered to the Navy, 24 December 1945
  • Laid up in reserve in March 1946, at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Activated and place in service in May 1947, allocated to the 7th Naval District Key West FL.
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Mayport Fl., in the 6th Naval District when the 7th Naval District was abolished in late 1947
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-549 in February 1962
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 10 March 1987
  • Final Disposition, to be disposed of by transfer to other government agencies
    Specifications:
    Displacement 237 t.(lt)
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 10
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Migadan 401k Migadan (YTM-549) alongside USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Naval Station Mayport, FL., 1973. Kenneth Wendall Jackson IM2 USS Yosemite
    Migadan (YTB-549 / YTM-549)
    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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