Dekanawida (YTB-334)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Dekanawida (in service, not commissioned) |
| Namesake | Dekanawida, The Great Peacemaker |
| Acquired | 1942 from Foss Maritime as Mary Foss, the ex 1904 Army mine planter Col. George Armistead. |
| In service | 1942 |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| Reclassified | YTB-334, 15 May 1944 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Fate | Reacquired by Foss Maritime 1946, renamed Agnes Foss sold 1972 to Philippine buyer & renamed Celtic. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 630 GRT |
| Length | 142 ft 0 in (43.28 m) |
| Beam | 30.6 ft 0 in (9.33 m) |
| Draft | 14.2 ft 0 in (4.33 m) |
| Propulsion | single engine/propeller, 1,500 horsepower[1] |
The first Dekanawida (YT-334/YTB-334) was a tug in the United States Navy during World War II.
The ship was built and delivered in 1904 by Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the U.S. Army as the Mine planter USAMP Colonel George Armistead.[1][2] Armistead was sold by the U.S. Army Mine Planter Service in 1935 to Foss Towing and Barge Co., Portland, Oregon which renamed the ship Mary Foss.[1] Mary Foss was acquired by the U.S. Navy 2 November 1942 and placed in service as Dekanawida. She was employed in the 14th Naval District, and on 15 May 1944 was reclassified YTB-334. Dekanawida was stricken from the Navy List on 8 May 1946, delivered to the Maritime Commission for disposal, reacquired by Foss Maritime and renamed as the Agnes Foss.[Note 1][1] After sale in 1972 to a buyer in the Philippines the ship was operated as Celtic.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Not to be confused with the second Agnes Foss (1942). That ship was also an ex-U.S. Army mine planter of the same name, the USAMP Col. George Armistead (MP-3) built in 1942. That ship became USS Barbican (ACM-5) and then USCGC Ivy (WAGL 329) before itself being acquired by Foss Maritime as Agnes Foss.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e TugboatInformation.com. "AGNES FOSS (1904)". TugboatInformation.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Dekanawida (YTB-334) ex Dekanawida (YT-334) (1942 - 1944) USAMP Colonel George Armistead (1904 - 1930)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Foss Maritime