USS ''Sotoyomo'' (YTM-9/YT-9/Harbor Tug No.9) was a harbor tug built at the turn of the twentieth century. She saw service in both

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

and was heavily damaged by the

Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii ...

. The name ''Sotoyomo'' commemorates a part of the Sioux tribe of Indians. ''Sotoyomo'' was the oldest vessel at Pearl Harbor in service at the time of the attack.

History

''Sotoyomo'' was laid down 2 March 1903, at

Mare Island Navy Yard The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean. It is located northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates t ...

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, she was launched 20 August 1903. She served in both World War I and World War II.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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''Sotoyomo'' was in floating dry dock with undergoing overhaul when Pearl Harbor was attacked 7 December 1941. Explosions and fires on ''Shaw'' greatly damaged ''Sotoyomo'' which resulted in total submersion. Originally, ''Sotoyomo'' was deemed a total loss, but she was later refloated, repaired, and rehabilitated.

Further service in World War II

''Sotoyomo'' served throughout World War II in various locations across the Pacific including

Naval Base Noumea Naval Base Noumea was a major United States Navy sea and air base at Nouméa, New Caledonia. Naval Base Noumea was built at Noumea Harbor. Noumea was picked for a Naval Base as it was beyond the range of Japanese land-based planes. Noumea is on ...

, Naval Base Guadalcanal and Naval Base Philippines at Naval Base Leyte. In Leyte, on September 1945, she was declared in very poor shape and taken out of service. On 15 February 1946, she was scuttled off Leyte. She was struck from the

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on 26 February 1946.

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