NOKOMIS YTM 142

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Woban Class District Harbor Tug Keel Laid (Date unknown) Launched November 29 1939 NOKOMIS YT-142 Placed In Service March 1940 allotted to 14th Naval District NOKOMIS YTB-142 Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Large (YTB) May 15 1944 NOKOMIS YTM-142 Reclassified District Harbor Tug, Medium (YTM) February 1962 Placed Out of Service May 1973 Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown) Sold September 1 1974 by DRMS for scrapping Sold April 1975 to Crowley Maritime San Francisco CA, renamed SEA DRAGON, operated in San Francisco Bay until 1994 Sold 2002 to Historic Tugboat Education and Restoration Society Sold for scrapping in July 2010

Naval Covers

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1. Nokomis YT-142    (1940)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark "Terminal Navy" Honolulu, HI

1965-11-04

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Grandmother and nurse of Hiawatha

NOKOMIS was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941

NOKOMIS earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star during her Naval career.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name NOKOMIS - USS Nokomis PY-6 and Nokomis YTM-142.

 

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