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Orono (YTM-190)
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Orono (YTB-190) (1944 - 1962)
Orono (YT-190) (1943 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Uniform - Lima
NBUL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Woban Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 16 May 1942, at Pacific Coast Engineering Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 11 July 1942
  • Completed and placed in service, 28 May 1943, allocated to the 13th Naval District
  • Assigned to the Columbia River area, homeported at Naval Station Astoria, OR.
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large (YTB-190) in May 1944
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Tongue Point OR in late 1946
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium (YTM-190) in February 1962 and reassigned to the 12th Naval District
  • Final Disposition, sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 1 June 1975
    Specifications:
    Displacement 218 t.
    Length 100'
    Beam 25'
    Draft 9' 7"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw
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    Orono 1003k Orono (YTM-190) alongside Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) after the submarine's launching at Mare Island on 30 November 1963. Darryl Baker
    Orono 1770k Orono (YTM-190) and "Sea Mule" (YTL-614) preparing to move Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) to dry dock after the submarine's launching at Mare Island on 30 November 1963. Darryl Baker
    YTL-435 1941k USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) returns to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 10 February 1965 after a shakedown cruise and missile test-firing. Harbor tugs YTL-435, YTL-434, Orono (YTM-190) and Lelaka (YTB 514) nudge the submarine into her berth.
    File name: SSBN 634 66640-2-65 TH    		 Darryl Baker
    Orono 654k Tugs Orono (YTM-190), Yuma (YTM-748) and Satanta (YTM-270) tow Ex USS Providence (CLG-6) up the Mare Island channel to the Reserve Fleet berthing area, 23 February 1974. Darryl Baker
    Orono (YT / YTB / YTM-190)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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