''For similarly named United States Navy ships, see USS ''Waneta''. The second USS ''Wahneta'' (YT-134), later YTM-134, was a

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yard

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in commission from 1939 to 1946. ''Wahneta'' was laid down on 29 September 1938 at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo,

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. She was launched at

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on 3 May 1939 — as tide conditions were most favorable then — via an "aerial route:" Large

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hoisted her up from her building way, swung her out over the water, and then gently lowered her into the

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. Completed on 23 June 1939, and subsequently commissioned, ''Wahneta'' performed towing and fire-fighting duties in the busy

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throughout

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. During this service, she was reclassified as a medium harbor tug and redesignated YTM-134 on 15 May 1944. After the close of World War II, ''Wahneta'' was declared surplus to Navy needs and was struck from the

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on 30 December 1946. She was transferred to the

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on 2 June 1947 for disposal.

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Wahneta (YTM-134) ex Wahneta (YT-134) (1939 - 1944)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wahneta (YT-134) Tugs of the United States Navy Ships built in Vallejo, California 1939 ships World War II auxiliary ships of the United States