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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
Awatobi (YTB-264), 1945-1960.
Awatobi, a 410-ton Cahto class harbor tug, was
built at Tacoma, Washington. Placed in service in February 1945,
she spent her entire Navy career in the 12th Naval District, in
the San Francisco Bay area of California. Awatobi left
active service in 1960 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel
Register in December of that year.
This page features our only view of Awatobi.
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images presented here, see: "How
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 84584
USS Rochester (CA-124)
Departing the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 20 September
1953, following overhaul. She has been fitted with 3"/50
twin automatic gun mounts, replacing the 40mm guns she carried
from 1946 to 1953.
Tugs Dekaury (YTB-178) --at left-- and Awatobi
(YTB-264) -- alongside her starboard side, forward-- are assisting
her.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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4 August 1999