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Abinago (YTM-493)
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Abinago (YTB-493) (1945 - 1962)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Pessacus Class District Harbor Tug:
Built by Ira S. Bushey and Sons, Brooklyn, NY (YN 571)
Laid down, 25 September 1944
Launched, 22 December 1944
Delivered and placed in service as Abinago (YTB-493), 14 June 1945
Allocated to First Fleet
Laid up in the Reserve Fleet at San Diego, CA, May 1947
Towed to the 15th Naval District (Panama Canal Zone) but remained in reserve, date unknown
Reactivated and placed in service in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, VA, October 1950
Reassigned to "Advanced Bases Atlantic," 1958
Reclassified as Medium Harbor Tug YTM-493, February 1962
Placed out of service and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, March 1967
Reactivated and placed in service in the Atlantic Fleet, February 1968
Placed out of service at Norfolk, VA, 1973
Struck from the Naval Register, 01 May 1975
Transferred the Government Services Administration (GSA) for disposal
Sold to the University of Georgia Institute of Natural Resources, transferred 21 November 1975
Registered to I.S.O., Inc., Miami, Fl as Carla (ON 585588), 1977
To Venezuelan flag, 1978
At some point renamed Keith
Placed back on US registers as Keith, date unknown
Declared "out of service" by USCG, 23 October 2014
Final disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 240 tons
Length 100'
Beam 25'
Draft 19'
Speed 11 kts
Complement 10
Armament unknown
Propulsion Diesel engine, single propeller
