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The Type V ship is a United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) designation for World War II tugboats. Type V was used in World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Type V ships were used to move ships and barges. Type V tugboats were made of either
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or wood hulls. There were four types of tugboats ordered for World War II. The largest type V design was the
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long steel hull, V4-M-A1. The V4-M-A1 design was used by a number of manufacturers; a total of 49 were built. A smaller steel hull tugboat was the V2-ME-A1; 26 were built. The largest wooden hull was the V3-S-AH2, of which 14 were built. The smaller wooden hull was the V2-M-AL1, which 35 were built. Most V2-M-AL1 tugboats were sent to the United Kingdom for the war efforts under the
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act. The Type V tugs served across the globe during World War II including:
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, European theatre, and in the United States. SS ''Farallon'', and other Type V tugs, were used to help built Normandy ports, including Mulberry harbour, on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and made nine round trips to Normandy to deliver Phoenix breakwaters. Tugboats are used to maneuver vessels and barges by pushing or towing them. Tugs are needed to move vessels that either should not move by themselves, such as large ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that can not move by themselves, like as barges, disabled ships, or
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s. Tugboats are powerful for their small size and are strongly built. Early tugboats used
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s, but most have diesel engines now. Many tugboats have firefighting
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, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors. Some minesweepers like , and were converted to ocean tugs for the war.


Ships in class


V2-ME-A1

Named for small US ports. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of , long, with a beam of , and a draft of . They would have either engines. They were used in Army Transport Service or as US Navy tugs, with designations of YT, YTB, or YTM (Yard Tug Medium). The V2-ME-A1's were built by Birchfield Shipbuilding & Boiler Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington, 6 tugs; Canulette Shipbuilding, Slidell, Louisiana, 4 tugs;
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, Chicago, Illinois, 5 tugs; Ira. S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, New York, 5 tugs; General Ship & Engine Works, East Boston, Massachusetts, 2 tugs; and Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation, Brunswick, Georgia, 4 tugs. *''Port Angeles'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , scrapped *''Port Blakely'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed sold private 1972, scrapped *''Port Discovery'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold private 1970, scrapped *''Port Ludlow'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold private 1972, scrapped *''Port Madison'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , to MARAD 1974, now at Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum *''Port Orchard'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold private 1972, now ''Maris Pearl'' *''Port Allen'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed ''YTB 723'', to MARCOM 1945, sold 1975, scrapped *''Port Barre'' sold private 1946, renamed ''Standard No 2'', scrapped *''Port Hudson'' acquired by US Navy 1945, , then Crescent Towing *''Port Vincent'' sold private 1946, ''Standard No 3'', scrapped *''Port Byron'' acquired by US Army 1942, renamed ''LT 113'', sold 1946, renamed ''Dalzellaird'', scrapped *''Port Allegheny'' acquired by US Army 1942, renamed ''LT 114'', sold 1946, renamed ''Dyer'', later ''Porpoise'', ''Sachem'', now ''Porpoise'' *''Port Elizabeth'' acquired by US Navy 1943, renamed , sold private 1950, scrapped *''Port Conway'' acquired by US Navy 1943, renamed , sold private 1950, scrapped *''Port Fulton'' acquired by US Army 1943, renamed ''LT 238'', sold private 1946, scrapped *''Port Chester'' acquired by US Army 1943, renamed ''LT 233'', sold 1946, scrapped *''Port Crane'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold 1964, scrapped *''Port Henry'' sold private 1945, renamed ''Captain Rodger'', wrecked 1947 *''Port Jervis'' sold private, renamed ''Newport'', ''Felicia'', ''Terror'', ''R. H. Tripp'' sank 2005 hurricane *''Port Kent'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold 1969, scrapped *''Port Clyde'' acquired by US Army 1942, renamed ''LTC William R. Kendricks'', sold renamed, ''Resolute'', scrapped *''Port Huron'' acquired by US Army 1942, renamed ''LTC Herbert L. Kidwell'', sold renamed, ''Port Huron'', ''Dalzelloch'', ''Dalzellido'', and ''Joan McAllister'' scrapped. *''Port Wentworth'' acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold private 1947. ''Limon'', ''Frank W. Barnes'', ''Sandra'', ''Sandra St. Philip'', ''Tanda 12'', ''Tug McGraw'', scrapped *''Port Clinton'' sold private 1945, ''Captain'', ''Fred B. Dalzel'', ''New Castle'', ''Eliot Winslow'', scrapped *''Port Deposi''t acquired by US Navy 1942, renamed , sold private 1963, scrapped *''Port Edwards'' sold private 1945, ''Hercules'', ''Bear'', scrapped


V4-M-A1

Named after
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s, the V4-M-A1's were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built in 1943. They had steel hulls, with a displacement of , long, with a beam of , and a draft of . The V4-M-A1 had a maximum speed of . There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company, with 8–cylinder sets of , and the Enterprise Engine & Trading Company, with 6–cylinders and power. The V4-M-A1's were operated by Moran Towing & Transportation, in New York, on behalf of the War Shipping Administration. Built by: Avondale Marine, in Westego, Louisiana, General Ships & Engine, in East Boston, Pennsylvania Shipyards, in Beaumont, Texas,
Globe Shipbuilding Globe Shipbuilding may refer to: * Globe Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Maryland, former name of Maryland Drydock Company * Globe Shipbuilding Company, company operated in World War I in Superior, Wisconsin that built ships for the United Sta ...
, in
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, Wisconsin,
Froemming Brothers Froemming Brothers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was a shipyard that built ships for World War II under the emergency shipbuilding program, War Shipping Administration and United States Navy. Froemming Brothers shipyard was opened in 1942 by Ben Froe ...
, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Pendleton Shipbuilding, in New Orleans, Louisiana. *''Seguin'', scrapped 1976 *''Sand Key'', scrapped 1977 *''Sanibel Island'', scrapped 1972 *''Sabine Pass'', helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1978 *''Point Loma'', scrapped 1972 *''Anacapa'', scrapped 1973 *''Point Vicente'', sold to Mexico, 1969, renamed ''Huitilopochtli'' (A 51) *''Point Arguello'', scrapped 1973 *''Matagorda'', sank 1946 *''Aransas Pass'', scrapped 1973 *''Sombrero Key'', sold to Argentina, 1965, renamed ''Thompson'', scrapped *''Dry Tortugas'', sold to Argentina, 1965, renamed ''Goyena'', scrapped *''Southwest Pass'', scrapped 1973 *''Montauk Point'', sold to Mexico, 1969, renamed ''Quetzalcoatl'' (A 12) *''Moose Peak'', helped with Normandy landings, sold to Mexico, 1969, sank 1974 *''Boon Island'', sank 1976 *''Gay Head'', helped with Normandy landings, scrapped 1977 *''Bodie Island'', helped with Normandy landings, scrapped 1973 *''Great Isaac'', helped with Normandy landings, sank 1947, collision with Norwegian freighter ''Bandeirante'' *''Tybee'', scrapped 1978 *''Point Sur'', scrapped 1974 *''Farallon'', used to build Normandy port on D-Day, 6 June 1944, made 9 round trips to Normandy, sold to Mexico, 1969, scrapped 1978 *''Point Cabrillo'', scrapped 1974 *''Trinidad Head'', helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1969 *''Scotch Cap'', scrapped *''Watch Hill'', scrapped 1973 *''Wood Island'', scrapped 1973 *''Sands Point'', scrapped 1982 *''Point Judith'', scrapped 1978 *''Black Rock'', helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1969 *''Sankaty Head'', helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1978 *''Yaqina Head'', sold private 1971, scrapped *''Bald Island'', scrapped 1973 *''Fire Island'', scrapped 1972 *''Libby Island'', sold private 1971, scrapped *''St. Simon'', scrapped 1977 *''Petit Manan'', scrapped 1976 *''Burnt Island'', sold too Mexico 1969, scrapped 1979 *''Stratford Point'', scrapped 1978 *''Two Harbors'', scrapped 1972 *''White Shoal'', sold private 1975, scrapped *''Cubits Gap'', scrapped 1976 *''Hillsboro Inlet'', helped with Normandy landings, Scrapped 1977 *''Jupiter Inlet'', sold private 1971, scrapped *''Pigeon Point'', sold too Mexico, 1969, scrapped 1970 *''Point Arena'', scrapped 1976 *''Bayou St. John'', scrapped 1977 *''Mobile Point'', sank 1944 *''Race Point'', scrapped 1972


V3-S-AH2

Some were classed as YTB-"District Harbor Tug Large". A
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wood hull ship with a displacement of , long, with a beam of , and a draft of . They had
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reciprocating engines producing . They were capable of without a tow and about with a tow. They had a range of . The V3-S-AH2's were manned by a crew of 27. They were built by Corpus Christi Shipyard, Corpus Christi, Texas, Puget Sound SB Company,
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, Washington,
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, San Pedro, California, and Astoria Shipbuilding, Astoria, Oregon. *''Sustainer'', intended for the United Kingdom, as ''Atworth'' but sold to USSR *''Compeller'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atherida'', sold private 1948, scrapped *''Dexterous'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Athelney'', sold to Trinidad, 1945, to Caymans, 1948, scrapped 1951 *''Mighty'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atil'', sold private 1948, scrapped *''Secure'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Attigny'', sold private 1948, scrapped 1955 *''Forthright'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Attock'', to USN renamed YTB 610, to USSR 1944 renamed Forthright *''Power'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atengo'', sold to Italy, 1947 renamed ''Titano'', scrapped 1974 *''Steadfast'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atako'', wrecked and lost, 1944 *''Durable'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Ataran'', to Italy, 1947, renamed ''Ciclope'', scrapped *''Spirited'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atolia'', to Trinidad, 1948, to Caymans 1951, scrapped *''Helper'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atoyac'', to Italy, 1949, renamed ''Nereo'' *''Resister'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atiamuri'', sold to Italy, 1947, sold to Israel, 1954 *''Superb'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atwood'', sold to Trinidad, 1948, sold to Caymans, 1951, scrapped *''Robust'', sold to the United Kingdom, renamed ''Atmore'', sold private, 1948, scrapped


V2-M-AL1

Port Sewall class tug. Named for American ports. All but one tug went for
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use, some serviced in the Mediterranean Sea in WW2. V2-M-AL1 were: Wood hull, 90 tons, beam 19 foot, diesel engine with 240 horsepower, fuel Oil: 1920 gallons. Built by Puget Sound SB, Standard SB, Steinbach IW,
Eureka Shipbuilding Eureka Shipbuilding was a wooden shipbuilding company in Eureka, California. The shipyard was just south of town in Fields Landing on the South Bay of Humboldt Bay. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Eureka Shipbuilding shipyard switche ...
, Arlington SB, Texas SB, Siletz BW, Blair Company,
Marinette Marine Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is an American shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. Marinette Marine was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group of Wisconsin from 2000 to 2009, when it was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group. History M ...
and Texas SB. *''Port Sewall'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" Tug, USA. (YN 1563) *''Port Kennedy'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 1564 *''Port Reading'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 1565 *''Port Costa'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 1 *''Port San Luis'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 2 *''Port Chicago'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 3 *''Port Gamble'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 4 *''Port Tobacco'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" YN 5 *''Port Haywood'' To US Navy renamed YTL 718, sold private 1947 renamed ''Limpiar''. (YTL= District Harbor Tug Small) *''Port Inglis'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Mayaca'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Orange'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Richey'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port St. Joe'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Tampa City'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Arthur'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Bolivar'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Lavaca'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Neches'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port O'Connor'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Sullivan'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Stanley'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Townsend'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Ewen'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Gibson'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Jefferson'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Leyden'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Austin'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Homer'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Hope'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Sanilac'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port William'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Wing'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Sulphur'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA" *''Port Treverton'' To the United Kingdom as a "TUSA"


ATR-1 class rescue tug

ATR-1-class - Auxiliary Tug Rescue was a wooden hulled
rescue tug Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue ho ...
that was built by Wheeler SB, Northwest Shipbuilding, Frank L. Sample,
Jakobson Shipyard The Jakobson Shipyard, Inc. was a shipyard involved in manufacture of tugs, ferries, submarines, minesweepers, yachts, fireboats and other craft, based in Brooklyn, New York from 1926–1938, and Oyster Bay, New York from 1938-1984. History ''N ...
, Camden SB, Lynch SB, and Fulton Shipyard in 1944 and 1945. The 89 ATR-1 tugs serviced WW2 in both Asiatic-Pacific Theater and the European theatre of World War II. The 40 ATR-1 Class had a displacement of 852 ton lite and 1,315 ton fully loaded. They had a length of 165' 6", a beam of 33' 4" and draft of 15' 6". Top speed of 12.2 knots. The largest boom had a capacity of 4 tons. They were armed with one
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and two single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The crew complement was five Officers and 47 Enlisted men. They had a fuel capacity of 1,620 Bbls. The propulsion was one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine with two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers with a single propeller of 1,600shp. They had two turbo drive Ships Service Generators, rated at 60 kW 120 V D.C. Example is USS ATR-31


Cherokee-class tugboat

The ''Cherokee'' class of fleet tugboats, originally known as the ''Navajo'' class, were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 1,235 long tons (1,255 t). Had a length of 205 ft (62 m), a beam of 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m), a draft of 18 ft (5.5 m). Has propulsion of a diesel-electric engine with 1 shaft at 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) and a top speed of 16.5 knots. Class ''AT'' for ''Auxiliary Tug''. Built by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, and
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Example:
USS Navajo (AT-64) USS ''Navajo'' (AT-64) was an oceangoing tugboat in the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was named for the Navajo people. Originally called the Navajo-class fleet tug, ''Navajo''-class of fleet tugs, they were later rename ...
.


Abnaki-class tugboat

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Abnaki-class tugboat The ''Abnaki''-class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats, the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class ...
'' were Ocean fleet tugboats that were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 1,589 tons, a length of 205 ft 0 in (62.48 m), a beam of 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m), and a draft of 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m). They had a propulsion of: 4 × General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines, 4 × General Electric generators, 3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, with a single screw of 3,600 shp (2,700 kW) and a top speed: 16.5 knots. Class ''ATF'' for ''Auxiliary Tug Fleet''. Built by Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock. Example: USS Abnaki (ATF-96).


Sotoyomo-class tugboat

Sotoyomo-class tugboat were tugboats that were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 534 long tons (543 t) light, 835 long tons (848 t) full, a length of 143 ft (44 m), a beam of 33 ft (10 m) and a draft of 13 ft (4.0 m). They had a propulsion of diesel-electric engine with a single screw and a top speed of 13 knots. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes: Example tug is the USS Ontario (AT-13)


Cahto-class district harbor tug

Cahto-class district harbor tug was a harbour tug of the US Navy with a displacement of 410 long tons (417 t), a length of 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m), a beam of 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) and a draft of 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m). They had a propulsion of diesel-electric engine with a single screw and a top speed of 12 knots. A crew of 12. Sample tug: USS Cahto (YTB-215). Built by
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, Anderson & Cristofani, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
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, Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation, Gibbs Gas Engine, Bushey & Sons Shipyard, W. A. Robinson, Greenport Basin, Mathis, Elizabeth City, Stone Boat Yard, Martinac, Ira Bushey, Luders Marine, Westergard, Everett-Pacific, United States Coast Guard Yard, Commercial Iron Works and
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.


Hisada class harbor tug

Hisada class harbor tug is a subclass of Cahto-class district harbor tug. Hisada class harbor had the same design as the 260-ton Cahto-class district harbor tug. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes. Example tugs: USS Nabigwon (YTB-521) and USS Wabanquot (YTB-525).


Woban Class District Harbor Tug

Woban Class District Harbor Tug is a subclass of Cahto-class district harbor tug. Hisada class harbor had the same design as the 260-ton Cahto-class district harbor tug. Harbor tugs (YT) were named after American Indian tribes. Built by Pacific Coast Engineering, Puget Sound Navy Yard, and
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. Example tugs:
Hoga (YT-146) ''Hoga'' (YT-146/YTB-146/YTM-146) is a United States Navy district harbor tug named after the Sioux Indian word for "fish." After World War II, the tug was known as ''Port of Oakland'' and then ''City of Oakland'' when she was a fireboat in Oak ...
and USS Nokomis (YT-142).


US Army

For World War 2 the US Army had tugboats built to move cargo barges in harbors. The Army often called the tug a Sea Mule, used to move US Army barges. * Small wood US Army MTL Harbor Tugboats, 14 model 324-A with a length of 47 feet, a beam of 12 feet. MTL is for Motor Towing Launch. The Army had built 1,251 marine tractors (MT) and marine tow launches (MTL) by 41 boatbuilders. MT tugs were either 26 feet or 36 feet (Design 329) in length and the MTL were 46 feet. * US Army TP Harbor Tug with displacement 185 tons gross, a length of 96 feet, a beam 25 feet, a draft of 11 feet, Power one Fairbanks–Morse six cylinder diesel engine to a single propeller with 450 shp. The TP is for "Tug/Passenger". The US Army had 43 of this 96-foot tugs built for World War 2,
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` built 15 of them. * US Army had built 170 of the 65-foot, diesel-powered, passenger / cargo boats. These could also be used as harbor tugs. These were known as tug-transports, or T-boats.


Bagaduce-class tugboat WW1

Bagaduce-class tugboat were World War 1 tug boats used in World War 1 and World War 2. Durning World War 1 these were called YMT-Yard Motor Tug. Engineered with a displacement of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) (normal) and a length of 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m), a beam of 30 ft (9.1 m) and a draft of 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m), with a top speed of 12.4 knots. USS Example USS ''Sagamore'' (AT-20).USS Bagaduce (AT-21) at the Navy History and Heritage Command


Arapaho-class fleet tug WW1

Arapaho-class fleet tug were World War 1 tug boats used in World War 1 and World War 2. Engineered with a displacement of 575 tons and a length of 122 ft 6 in (37.34 m), a beam of 24 ft (7.3 m) and a draft of 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m), with a top speed of 11 knots. Ships in class: *AT-14 ''Arapaho'' later renamed: ''YT-121'' in 1936 then sold in 1937, renamed ''Evridiki'' in 1960, sold and renamed ''Faneromini'' in 1968. Scrapped in 1986. *'' USS Mohave (AT-15)'' Wrecked in 1928. *AT-16 ''Tillamook'' later renamed ''YT-122'' in 1936, renamed ''YTM-122'' in 1944. Scrapped in 1947


Canada Tugs

Modified Ocean Warrior-class Tugs built by Kingston Ship Builder in Kingston ON. GT of 233 tons, 105 feet long, Beam of 26.2' and Draft of 12.5' with 1000HP, max of 14 knots, Steel hull, built between 1945 and 1946. *Rockglen *Rockforest *Rockpigeon *Rockdoe *Rockswift *Rockelm *Rockswift *Rockwing *Rockcliffe *Rockmount *Rockport *Rockland *Rockhill *Rockwood *Rockruby *Rockhawk *Rockthrush *Rockcrystal


Notable incidents

* ''Sonoma'' tug sank off Dio Island in action at San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines when an enemy bomber crashed into her on 24 October 1944. *
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a Minesweeper, converted to a tug, Ocean Tug AT-138, sank after a torpedo from a German E-Boat hit on 11 June 1944. She sank on way to France at , about north of
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. *''Matagorda'' a V4-M-A1 tug, sank in 1946. *''Boon Island'' a V4-M-A1 tug, sank in 1976. *''Moose Peak'' a V4-M-A1 tug, sank in 1974. She was a Merchant Marine Ship at Normandy. *''Great Isaac'' a V4-M-A1 tug, sank in 1947. *MV 'Mobile Point' a V4-M-A1 tug sank on 23 December 1944 after collided with the SS Beaton Park, a British cargo ship off the coast of Oregon, near the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. *''YTL-566'' sank on the way to Vietnam in the vicinity of
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, during the Vietnam War. *''YTL-199'' sank in 1946. *''Triton (YT-10)'' fleet tug, sank with all the crew on 30 December 1962 in storm off Huntington, Long Island, New York. *''USS Pokagon (YT-274)'' sank near Green Cove Springs, Fla. after she capsized on 27 September 1947. *''USS Shahaka (YTB-368)'' sank after colliding with USS ''ABSD-2'', a
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, midway between the California coast and the Hawaiian Islands at 27° 21'N 136° 29'W in June 1944. * USS Secota (YTM-415), Sank in collision with submarine,
USS Georgia (SSGN-729) USS ''Georgia'' (SSBN-729/SSGN-729), an , is the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Construction and commissioning The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Bo ...
on 22 March 1986 near
Midway Atoll Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; haw, Kauihelani, translation=the backbone of heaven; haw, Pihemanu, translation=the loud din of birds, label=none) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the Unit ...
. *''YT-198'' sank after hitting a mine off the Anzio beachhead on 18 February 1944. *
USS Iona (YTB-220) ''Iona'' (YT/YTB/YTM-220), a wooden tugboat originally classified YT-220, was launched by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, New York, 26 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Martina E. Swanson; and placed in service 2 Fe ...
sank after a fire in June 1963. *ATA-214 ''Palo Blanco'' renamed ''Radnik'' sank in storm off Syria in 1953. *ATR-64 renamed ''La Lumiere'' sank at mooring in 2008 in Britannia Beach BC. *AT-171 sank after a collision off the Azores in 1944.Wrecked off Okinawa 9 Oct. 1945 * USS ''Mohave'' (AT-15) ran aground and was wrecked on 13 February 1928 in Massachusetts Bay. *
USS Arapaho (ATF-68) USS ''Arapaho'' (AT-68/ATF-68) was a fleet ocean tug which served the U.S. Navy during World War II with her towing services. She was assigned initially to support the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and was eventually assigned to support Allied forces ...
as ARA Comandante General Zapiola in the Argentine Navy ran aground on a reef off Antarctica and sank on 10 January 1976. * ATF-117 USS ''Wateree'' was wrecked and sank off Okinawa on 9 Oct. 1945. * ''USS Grebe'' was wrecked and sank off Fiji on 9 October 1945 with a loss of eight of crew. *AT-200 Sold and renamed ''Leucolon'' (PP 61) was wrecked and sank in 1965. *ATR-15 was wrecked and sank off Normandy on 19 June 1944. * AT-31 USS ''Koka'' was wrecked and sank in 1938 off San Clemente Island. *AT-166 Chetco sold and renamed ''Neptune'' sank after collision in 1948 *AT-191 sunk by typhoon Louise at Okinawa on 9 Oct. 1945. *AT-210 ''USS Catawba'' renamed ARA Comodoro Somellera (A10)sank in 1998.navsource Catawba
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See also

* Type B ship *
Sotoyomo-class fleet tug The ''Sotoyomo''-class tugboats were a class of United States Navy rescue tugboats. The lead ship was , laid down in September 1942. Designed as "rescue tugs", the class consisted of forty-nine ships, classified as auxiliaries. ''Sotoyomo'' commem ...
* Pusher tug * Victory ships * Liberty ship *
Type C1 ship Type C1 was a designation for small cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II. Total production was 493 ships built from 1940 to 1945. The first C1 types were the smallest of the three original M ...
* Type C2 ship * Type C3 ship * United States Merchant Marine Academy * List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy *
Wooden boats of World War 2 Splinter fleet or Splinter navy was a nickname given to the United States wooden boats used in World War II. The boats served in many different roles during the war. These boats were built in small boatyards on the West coast and East coast, ...


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