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Wampatuck (YTB-337)
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Wampatuck (YT-337) (1942 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Foxtrot - Yankee
NGFY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by W.F. Stone & Son, Oakland, CA
  • Laid down for U.S. Shipping Board, but cancelled
  • Completed for Shipowners & Merchants Tugboat Co., San Francisco, CA, as tugboat Sea Ranger (ON 221353), 1921
  • Acquired by Navy under bareboat charter, 28 October 1942
  • Placed in service as Wampatuck (YT-337) at Pearl Harbor, 22 December 1942
  • Reclassified District Harbor Tug (Large) YTB-337, 15 May 1944
  • Placed out of service at San Francisco, 06 May 1946
  • Struck from Naval Register, 21 May 1946
  • Transferred to Maritime Commission as Sea Ranger at Mare Island, 22 May 1946
  • Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, Benicia, CA, 31 March 1948
  • Final disposition, scrapped, circa 1955
    Current Specifications:
    Displacement 473 gross tons, 250 net tons
    Length 141' 0" overall
    Beam 29' 8"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one triple expansion steam engine (17" 25" 43" x 30")
    single propeller, 850hp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Wampatuck
    140833701    		 346k Wampatuck moored at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 1942-1945.
    Bureau of Ships photo BS 91970, National Archives and Record Administration, Still Pictures Branch    		 John Spivey
    Wampatuck (YT-337 / YTM-337)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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