Yard Tugs (post-WWII) ~ Shipbuilding History

Yard Tugs (post-WWII)

(YTB, YTM) Built or Acquired Since WWII

Most recent update: January 9, 2021.

After WWII, the Navy had many more yard tugs than it needed, so it was not until the 1960s that it acquired any new ones. There were two programs. The YTM-program involved conversion of 13 ex-Army LTs and 20 war-built YTMs, while the YTB-program involved construction of 87 new boats. Just to keep everyone thoroughly confused, the two numbering systems overlapped. In 2007, the Navy suddenly abandoned the old series of numbers and started a new one at YT-800, reacquiring two YTBs that had been sold and renumbering them YT-800 and 801 to get it rolling.

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	Name	Originally	Builder	Location		LDT	Built	Notes
YTM-Conversion Program (1964)
YTM-747	Chicopee	LT-1966	Higgins Industries	New Orleans LA		310	1953	scrapped 1974
YTM-748	Yuma	LT-2078	NASSCO	San Diego CA	225	310	1954	sold as Delaware, Mobile Point, scrapped 1987
YTM-749	Kaukauna	LT-2082	NASSCO	San Diego CA	229	310	1953	returned 1987
YTM-750	Hackensack	LT-2089	Higgins Industries	New Orleans LA		310	1953	struck 1986
YTM-751	Manteo	LT-2092	Higgins Industries	New Orleans LA		310	1953	scrapped 1976
YTM-752	Kewaunee	LT-2095	Matton & Sons	Waterford NY	307	310	1953	scrapped 1976
YTM-753	Naugatuck	LT-1964	Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	423	310	1953	sold 1974
YTM-754	Woonsocket	LT-1965	Higgins Industries	New Orleans LA		310	1953	scrapped 1976
YTM-755	Waukegan	LT-1968	Higgins Industries	New Orleans LA		310	1953	scrapped 1976
YTM-756	Owatonna	LT-2083	NASSCO	San Diego CA	230	310	1954	sold 1975 as Tairona
YTM-757	Wahpeton	LT-2084	NASSCO	San Diego CA	231	310	1954	sold 1974 as Lynne
YTM-758		ST-866
YTM-759	Mizar	LT-2077	NASSCO	San Diego CA	224	310	1954	sold, Marine Explorer 1984, Courageous, Cape May
YTM-760	Makah	YTM-509	Commercial IW	Portland OR	241	260	30 Aug 1945	sold 1971
YTM-761	Chilkat	YTM-510	Commercial IW	Portland OR	242	260	Mar 1946	to MARAD 1977
YTM-762	Pokanoket	YTM-517	Commercial IW	Portland OR	249	260	25 Jan 1946	to Vietnam 1972
YTM-763	Sabeata	YTM-287	Everett-Pacific	Everett WA		260	4 Jun 1944	struck 1972
YTM-764	Cholocco	YTM-498	Luders Marine	Stamford CT		218	1945	sold 1975 as Robert Henjes
YTM-765	Chiquito	YTM-499	Luders Marine	Stamford CT		218	Aug 1945	scrapped 1976
YTM-766	Chohonaga	YTM-500	Luders Marine	Stamford CT		218	1945	sold 1975
YTM-767	Ankachak	YTM-501	Luders Marine	Stamford CT		218	5 Nov 1945	to Greece 1972 as Aias (A-412)
YTM-768	Apohola	YTM-502	Luders Marine	Stamford CT		218	3 Jan 1946	struck 1986
YTM-769	Hombro	YTM-506	Commercial IW	Portland OR	238	260	7 Jul 1945	to Vietnam 1972
YTM-770	Mimac	YTM-507	Commercial IW	Portland OR	239	260	17 Jul 1945	sold 1985
YTM-771	Nootka	YTM-508	Commercial IW	Portland OR	240	260	8 Nov 1945	to Vietnam 1972
YTM-772	Makah	YTM-509	Commercial IW	Portland OR	241	260	30 Aug 1945	sold 1971
YTM-773	Chilkat	YTM-510	Commercial IW	Portland OR	242	260	Mar 1946	to MARAD 1977
YTM-774	Carascan	YTM-511	Commercial IW	Portland OR	243	260	Mar 1946	sold 1973 as Sea Hawk
YTM-775	Hastwiana	YTM-512	Commercial IW	Portland OR	244	260	26 Oct 1945	sold 1975
YTM-776	Hiamonee	YTM-513	Commercial IW	Portland OR	245	260	Nov 1945	to the Philippines 1990, sold
YTM-777	Lelaka	YTM-514	Commercial IW	Portland OR	246	260	14 Dec 1945	scrapped 1980
YTM-778	Oswegatchie	YTM-515	Commercial IW	Portland OR	247	260	28 Dec 1945	to Venezuela 1965 as Jose Felix Ribas, Fernando Gomez, sank 2004
YTM-779	Pocasset	YTM-516	Commercial IW	Portland OR	248	260	14 Jan 1946	sold 1985
YTB-Construction Program
YTB-752	Edenshaw		Christy Corp.	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	5 Feb 1960	to USCG 1994 as WYTB-108752, sold 2001
YTB-753	Marin		Christy Corp.	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	6 Jun 1960	to NDRF 1994
YTB-754						286	1960	to Pakistan as Gama, scrapped 1991
YTB-755						286	1960	to Pakistan as Bholu, scrapped 1991
YTB-756	Pontiac		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	11 Jan 1961	sold 2000 as Kaleen McAllister
YTB-757	Oshkosh		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	20 Jan 1961	sold 1999
YTB-758	Paducah		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	24 Feb 1961	sold 2001 as Patricia Ann
YTB-759	Bogalusa		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	24 Feb 1961	to MARAD 1996
YTB-760	Natick		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	30 Jun 1961	sold 2005 as Natick
YTB-761	Ottumwa		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	9 Oct 1961	sold 2004 as Holly Ann
YTB-762	Tuscumbia		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	14 Nov 1961	to MARAD 1996
YTB-763	Muskegon		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	19 Apr 1963	sold 2015 to Marshall I.
YTB-764	Mishawaka		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	19 Apr 1963	sold 2002
YTB-765	Okumuglee		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	25 Jul 1963	sold 2006 as Stephen McAllister
YTB-766	Wapakoneta		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	25 Jul 1963	sold 2001 as Hercules
YTB-767	Apalachicola		Mobile SR	Mobile AL		286	9 Jun 1964	sold 2006
YTB-768	Arcata		Mobile SR	Mobile AL		286	9 Jun 1964	sunk as target 2002
YTB-769	Chesaning		Mobile SR	Mobile AL		286	16 Jun 1964	struck 2005
YTB-770	Dahlonega		Mobile SR	Mobile AL		286	4 Aug 1964	sold 2001 as Jeffrey McAllister
YTB-771	Keokuk		Mobile SR	Mobile AL		286	23 Aug 1964	based in Portsmouth NH
YTB-772	Mascoutah		Jakobson SY	Oyster Bay NY	420	286	11 Oct 1964	to NDRF 1986, sold as Eddie Mac I, Atlantic Aspen
YTB-773	Menasha		Jakobson SY	Oyster Bay NY	421	286	6 Jan 1965	to NDRF 1986, sold 1995 as Escorte
YTB-774	Nashua		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	20 Jun 1965	struck 1994
YTB-775	Wauwatosa		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	21 Jun 1965	scrapped 2005
YTB-776	Weehawken		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	22 Oct 1965	sunk as target 2003
YTB-777	Nogales		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	22 Oct 1965	sunk as target 2003
YTB-778	Apopka		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	30 Sep 1965	to MARAD 1996
YTB-779	Manhattan		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	1 Dec 1965	sold 2005, reacquired 2008 as YT-800
YTB-780	Saugus		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Nov 1965	sold 2000, Ocean Eagle
YTB-781	Niantic		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Nov 1965	sold 2008
YTB-782	Manistee		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	1 Feb 1966	sold 2015 to Japanese operators
YTB-783	Redwing		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	1 Feb 1966	sold 2004
YTB-784	Kalispell		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	4 May 1966	scrapped 2005
YTB-785	Winnemucca		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	4 May 1966	sold 2003 as Neolani
YTB-786	Tonkawa		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	19 May 1966	sold 2000 as Margaret McAllister
YTB-787	Kittanning		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	19 May 1966	sold 2015 to Japanese operators
YTB-788	Wapato		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	21 Jun 1966	sold 1996
YTB-789	Tomahawk		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	7 Jun 1966	sold 2004
YTB-790	Menominee		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Jun 1967	sold 2000
YTB-791	Marinette		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Jun 1967	sold 2006
YTB-792	Antigo		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Jul 1967	sold 2000 as Donal G. McAllister
YTB-793	Piqua		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Jul 1967	sold 2001 as Ellen McAllister
YTB-794	Mandan		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	15 Oct 1968	sunk as target 2003
YTB-795	ketchikan		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	6 Nov 1968	sunk as target 2003
YTB-796	Saco		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	8 Jan 1969	scrapped 2005
YTB-797	Tamaqua		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	26 Jan 1969	scrapped 2005
YTB-798	Opelika		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	30 Jan 1969	Based in Yokosuka, to be sold
YTB-799	Natchitoches		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	22 May 1969	to USACE 1995 as D. L. Billmaier
YTB-800	Eufaula		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	3 Jul 1969	to NDRF 1992
YTB-801	Palatka		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	25 Nov 1969	sold 2001 as Maverick
YTB-802	Cheraw		Southern SB	Slidell LA		286	29 Jan 1970	to USACE 1996
YTB-803	Nanticoke		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	21 Jun 1970	sold 2002 as Canal Protector, Robert E. McAllister
YTB-804	Ahoskie		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	7 Jul 1970	sold 1996
YTB-805	Ocala		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	19 Sep 1970	sold 2000 as Beth M. McAllister
YTB-806	Tuskegee		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	2 Oct 1970	sold 2008
YTB-807	Massapequa		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	30 Nov 1970	sank 2015 en route to Marshall I.
YTB-808	Wenatchee		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	21 Dec 1970	laid up in Everett WA
YTB-809	Agawam		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	28 Jul 1971	sold 2002 as Fort Point
YTB-810	Anoka		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	31 Aug 1971	sold 2001 as Missy McAllister
YTB-811	Houma		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	23 Sep 1971	sold 2003 as Missy McAllister
YTB-812	Accomac		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	17 Nov 1971	laid up in Everett WA
YTB-813	Poughkeepsie		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	27 Nov 1971	struck 2006
YTB-814	Waxahachie		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	2 Jan 1972	later IX-545, reusable target
YTB-815	Neodesha		Peterson Bldrs	Sturgeon Bay WI		286	2 Jan 1972	later IX-540, salvage training hulk
YTB-816	Campti		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	22 Dec 1972	sold 2000
YTB-817	Hyannis		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	17 May 1973	to Fish & Wildlife Service 1997
YTB-818	Mecosta		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	25 Jun 1973	sold 2008
YTB-819	Iuka		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	26 Jul 1973	sold 1996, training vessel in Astoria OR
YTB-8120	Wanamassa		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	12 Jul 1973	based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
YTB-8121	Tontocany		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	28 Jul 1973	sold 2001 as Dorothy McAllister
YTB-8122	Pawhuska		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Sep 1973	sold 2005
YTB-8123	Canonchet		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	23 Sep 1973	based in San Diego CA
YTB-8124	Santaquin		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	30 Sep 1973	based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
YTB-8125	Wathena		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	16 Oct 1973	sold 2000 as Patrick McAllister
YTB-8126	Washtucna		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	11 Dec 1973	to DOI 1998, reacquired as YT-801 2008
YTB-8127	Chetek		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	8 Dec 1973	to USACE 1996
YTB-8128	Catahecassa		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	16 Aug 1974	laid up in Everett WA
YTB-8129	Metacom		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	21 Sep 1974	to USACE 2001 as Demolen
YTB-830	Pushmataha		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	14 Oct 1974	to NDRF 1995
YTB-831	Dekanawida		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	31 Oct 1974	based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
YTB-832	Petalesharo		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	17 Nov 1974	to Greece 2007 as Atlas (A-430)
YTB-833	Shabonee		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	16 Dec 1974	sold 2002 as Daniel McAllister
YTB-834	Negwagon		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	19 May 1975	to Greece 2007 as Achilles (A-431)
YTB-835	Skenandoa		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	10 Jun 1975	based in Bremerton WA
YTB-836	Pokagon		Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	24 Jun 1975	based in Everett WA
YTB-837			Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	28 Jun 1975	to Saudi Arabia as Tuwaig (EN 111)
YTB-838			Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		286	28 Jun 1975	to Saudi Arabia as Dareen (EN 112)
New YT Construction Program
YT-800	Manhattan	YTB-779	Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		356	1 Dec 1965	Reacquired and reclassified 2008
YT-801	Washtucna	YTB-826	Marinette Mar.	Marinette WI		356	11 Dec 1973	Reacquired and reclassified 2008
YT-802	Valiant		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	248	453	12 Jan 2010	(chartered)
YT-803	Reliant		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	249	453	12 May 2010	(chartered)
YT-804	Defiant		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	250	453	28 Sep 2010	(chartered)
YT-805	Seminole		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	251	453	11 Apr 2011	in Yokosuka
YT-806	Puyallup		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	254	453	19 Mar 2012	in Yokosuka
YT-807	Menominee		Martinac SB	Tacoma WA	255	453	18 May 2012	in Yokosuka
YT-808	Rainier		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	67	420	12 Oct 2020
YT-809	Agamenticus		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	68	420	21 May 2021
YT-810	Deception		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	69	420	2021
YT-811	Olympus		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	70	420	2022
YT-812	Baker		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	71	420	2022
YT-813	Sentinel		Dakota Creek Industries	Anacortes WA	72	420	2023