Yard Tugs (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.  If anyone can add to or otherwise improve the accuracy of this table, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com
YT #

Name

Original # Shipbuilder Location Hull # LDT Built Disposition

YTM Conversion Program (1964)

747 Chicopee LT 1966 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA   310 1953 Scrapped 1974
748 Yuma LT 2078 NASSCO San Diego CA 225 310 1954 Sold as Delaware, later Mobile Point, scrapped 1987
749 Kaukauna LT 2082 NASSCO San Diego CA 229 310 1953 Returned 1987
750 Hackensack LT 2089 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA   310 1953 Struck 1986
751 Manteo LT 2092 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA   310 1953 Scrapped 1976
752 Kewaunee LT 2095 Matton & Sons Waterford NY 307 310  1953 Scrapped 1976
753 Naugatuck LT 1964 Avondale SY New Orleans LA 423 310 1953 Sold 1974
754 Woonsocket LT 1965 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA   310  1953 Scrapped 1976
755 Waukegan LT 1968 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA   310 1953 Scrapped 1976
756 Owatonna LT 2083 NASSCO San Diego CA 230 310 1954 Sold 1975 as Tairona
757 Wahpeton LT 2084 NASSCO San Diego CA 231 310 1954 Sold 1974 as Lynne
758   ST 866            
759 Mizar LT 2077 NASSCO San Diego CA 224 310 1954 Sold, later Marine Explorer 1984, Courageous, now Cape May
760 Makah YTM 509 Commercial IW Portland OR 241 260 30-Aug-45 Sold 1971
761 Chilkat YTM 510 Commercial IW Portland OR 242 260 Mar-46 To MARAD 1977
762 Pokanoket YTM 517 Commercial IW Portland OR 249 260 25-Jan-46 To Vietnam 1972
763 Sabeata YTM 287 Everett-Pacific Everett WA   260 4-Jun-44 Struck 1972
764 Cholocco YTM 498 Luders Marine Stamford CT   218 1945 Sold 1975 as Robert Henjes
765 Chiquito YTM 499 Luders Marine Stamford CT   218 Aug-45 Scrapped 1976
766 Chohonaga YTM 500 Luders Marine Stamford CT   218 1945 Sold 1975
767 Ankachak YTM 501 Luders Marine Stamford CT   218 5-Nov-45 To Greece 1972 as Aias (A-412)
768 Apohola YTM 502 Luders Marine Stamford CT   218 3-Jan-46 Struck 1986
769 Hombro YTM 506 Commercial IW Portland OR 238 260 7-Jul-45 To Vietnam 1972
770 Mimac YTM 507 Commercial IW Portland OR 239 260 17-Jul-45 Sold 1985
771 Nootka YTM 508 Commercial IW Portland OR 240 260 8-Nov-45 To Vietnam 1972
772 Makah YTM 509 Commercial IW Portland OR 241 260 30-Aug-45 Sold 1971
773 Chilkat YTM 510 Commercial IW Portland OR 242 260 Mar-46 To MARAD 1977
774 Carascan YTM 511 Commercial IW Portland OR 243 260 Mar-46 Sold 1973 as Sea Hawk
775 Hastwiana YTM 512 Commercial IW Portland OR 244 260 26-Oct-45 Sold 1975
776 Hiamonee YTM 513 Commercial IW Portland OR 245 260 Nov-45 To the Philippines 1990, later sold
777 Lelaka YTM 514 Commercial IW Portland OR 246 260 14-Dec-45 Scrapped 1980
778 Oswegatchie YTM 515 Commercial IW Portland OR 247 260 28-Dec-45 To Venezuela 1965 as Jose Felix Ribas, later Fernando Gomez, sank 2004
779 Pocasset YTM 516 Commercial IW Portland OR 248 260 14-Jan-46 Sold 1985

YTB Construction Program

752 Edenshaw    Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI   286 5-Feb-60 To USCG 1994 as WYTB 108752, sold 2001
753 Marin    Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI   286 6-Jun-60 To NDRF 1994
754           286 1960 To Pakistan as Gama, scrapped 1991
755           286 1960 To Pakistan as Bholu, scrapped 1991
756 Pontiac    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 11-Jan-61 Sold 2000 as Kaleen McAllister
757 Oshkosh    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 20-Jan-61 Sold 1999
758 Paducah    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 24-Feb-61 Sold 2001 as Patricia Ann
759 Bogalusa    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 24-Feb-61 To MARAD 1996, active
760 Natick    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 30-Jun-61 Sold 2005 as Natick, active
761 Ottumwa    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 9-Oct-61 Sold 2004 as Holly Ann, active
762 Tuscumbia    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 14-Nov-61 To MARAD 1996, active
763 Muskegon    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 19-Apr-63 Sold 2015  to Marshall I.
764 Mishawaka    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 19-Apr-63 Sold 2002
765 Okumuglee    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 25-Jul-63 Sold 2006 as Stephen McAllister
766 Wapakoneta    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 25-Jul-63 Sold 2001 as Hercules
767 Apalachicola    Mobile SR Mobile AL   286 9-Jun-64 Sold 2006
768 Arcata    Mobile SR Mobile AL   286 9-Jun-64 Sunk as target 2002
769 Chesaning    Mobile SR Mobile AL   286 16-Jun-64 Struck 2005
770 Dahlonega    Mobile SR Mobile AL   286 4-Aug-64 Sold 2001 as Jeffrey McAllister
771 Keokuk    Mobile SR Mobile AL   286 23-Aug-64 Active, based in Portsmouth NH
772 Mascoutah    Jakobson SY Oyster Bay NY 420 286 11-Oct-64 To NDRF 1986, sold as Eddie Mac I, now Atlantic Aspen
773 Menasha    Jakobson SY Oyster Bay NY 421 286 6-Jan-65 To NDRF 1986, sold 1995 as Escorte
774 Nashua    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 20-Jun-65 Struck 1994
775 Wauwatosa    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 21-Jun-65 Scrapped 2005
776 Weehawken    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 22-Oct-65 Sunk as target 2003
777 Nogales    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 22-Oct-65 Sunk as target 2003
778 Apopka    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 30-Sep-65 To MARAD 1996, active
779 Manhattan    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 1-Dec-65 Sold 2005, reacquired 2008 as YT 800
780 Saugus    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Nov-65 Sold 2000, now Ocean Eagle
781 Niantic    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Nov-65 Sold 2008
782 Manistee    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 1-Feb-66 Sold 2015 to Japanese operators
783 Redwing    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 1-Feb-66 Sold 2004
784 Kalispell    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 4-May-66 Scrapped 2005
785 Winnemucca    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 4-May-66 Sold 2003 as Neolani
786 Tonkawa    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 19-May-66 Sold 2000 as Margaret McAllister
787 Kittanning    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 19-May-66 Sold 2015 to Japanese operators
788 Wapato    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 21-Jun-66 Sold 1996
789 Tomahawk    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 7-Jun-66 Sold 2004
790 Menominee    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Jun-67 Sold 2000
791 Marinette    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Jun-67 Sold 2006
792 Antigo    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Jul-67 Sold 2000 as Donal G. McAllister
793 Piqua    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Jul-67 Sold 2001 as Ellen McAllister
794 Mandan    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 15-Oct-68 Sunk as target 2003
795 Ketchikan    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 6-Nov-68 Sunk as target 2003
796 Saco    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 8-Jan-69 Scrapped 2005
797 Tamaqua    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 26-Jan-69 Scrapped 2005
798 Opelika    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 30-Jan-69 Based in Yokosuka, to be sold
799 Natchitoches    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 22-May-69 To USACE 1995 as D. L. Billmaier
800 Eufaula    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 3-Jul-69 To NDRF 1992
801 Palatka    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 25-Nov-69 Sold 2001 as Maverick
802 Cheraw    Southern SB Slidell LA   286 29-Jan-70 To USACE 1996
803 Nanticoke    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 21-Jun-70 Sold 2002 as Canal Protector, now Robert E. McAllister
804 Ahoskie    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 7-Jul-70 Sold 1996
805 Ocala    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 19-Sep-70 Sold 2000 as Beth M. McAllister
806 Tuskegee    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 2-Oct-70 Sold 2008
807 Massapequa    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 30-Nov-70 Sank 2015 en route to Marshall I.
808 Wenatchee    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 21-Dec-70 Laid up in Everett WA
809 Agawam    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 28-Jul-71 Sold 2002 as Fort Point
810 Anoka    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 31-Aug-71 Sold 2001 as Missy McAllister
811 Houma    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 23-Sep-71 Sold 2003 as Missy McAllister
812 Accomac    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 17-Nov-71 Laid up in Everett WA
813 Poughkeepsie    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 27-Nov-71 Struck 2006
814 Waxahachie    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 2-Jan-72 Now IX 545, reusable target
815 Neodesha    Peterson Bldrs Sturgeon Bay WI   286 2-Jan-72 Now IX 540, salvage training hulk
816 Campti    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 22-Dec-72 Sold 2000
817 Hyannis    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 17-May-73 To Fish & Wildlife Service 1997
818 Mecosta    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 25-Jun-73 Sold 2008
819 Iuka    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 26-Jul-73 Sold 1996, now training vessel in Astoria OR
820 Wanamassa    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 12-Jul-73 Active, based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
821 Tontocany    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 28-Jul-73 Sold 2001 as Dorothy McAllister
822 Pawhuska    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Sep-73 Sold 2005
823 Canonchet    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 23-Sep-73 Active, based in San Diego CA
824 Santaquin    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 30-Sep-73 Active, based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
825 Wathena    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 16-Oct-73 Sold 2000 as Patrick McAllister
826 Washtucna    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 11-Dec-73 To DoI 1998, reacquired as YT 801 2008
827 Chetek    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 8-Dec-73 To USACE 1996
828 Catahecassa    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 16-Aug-74 Laid up in Everett WA
829 Metacom    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 21-Sep-74 To USACE 2001 as Demolen
830 Pushmataha    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 14-Oct-74 To NDRF 1995
831 Dekanawida    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 31-Oct-74 Active, based in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
832 Petalesharo    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 17-Nov-74 To Greece 2007 as Atlas (A 430)
833 Shabonee    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 16-Dec-74 Sold 2002 as Daniel McAllister
834 Negwagon    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 19-May-75 To Greece 2007 as Achilles (A 431)
835 Skenandoa    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 10-Jun-75 Active, based in Bremerton WA
836 Pokagon    Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 24-Jun-75 Active, based in Everett WA
837     Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 28-Jun-75 To Saudi Arabia as Tuwaig (EN 111)
838     Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   286 28-Jun-75 To Saudi Arabia as Dareen (EN 112)

New YT Construction Program

800 Manhattan YTB 779 Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   356 1-Dec-65 Reacquired and reclassified 2008
801 Washtucna YTB 826 Marinette Mar. Marinette WI   356 11-Dec-73 Reacquired and reclassified 2008
802 Valiant   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 248 453 12-Jan-10 Active (chartered)
803 Reliant   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 249 453 12-May-10 Active (chartered)
804 Defiant   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 250 453 28-Sep-10 Active (chartered)
805 Seminole   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 251 453 11-Apr-11 Active in Yokosuka
806 Puyallup   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 254 453 19-Mar-12 Active in Yokosuka
807 Menominee   Martinac SB Tacoma WA 255 453 18-May-12 Active in Yokosuka
808 Rainier   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 67 420 12-Oct-20 Active
809 Agamenticus   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 68 420 21-May-21 Active
810 Deception   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 69 420 2021 Building
811 Olympus   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 70 420 2022 Building
812 Baker   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 71 420 2022 Building
813 Sentinel   Dakota Creek Industries Anacortes WA 72 420 2023 Building