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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- 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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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.

Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 584 pixels

 

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4 August 1999