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First Name :   Ric
Last Name :   Lasslett
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Comments :   Just interested, love the look of a working boat. From Gisborne Victoria Australia
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First Name :   Roderick
Last Name :   Chisholm
Tug you served on :   YTB-771 Keokuk
Date you served on tug :   '97-'99
Comments :   I would like to get a hard copy of the photo of Keokuk from the USS Constitution. I was engineer on the '71 during the towing trials of May 27, '98 and have many pics of Old Ironsides from the tug but nothing from the other way. Can you provide the photog
E-mail address :   kordial1@msn.com
First Name :   roger
Last Name :   lyons
Tug you served on :   wmec 153 chilula
Date you served on tug :   1973
Comments :   I have 3 photos but no computer or scaner
E-mail address :   roger.lyons@alaskaair.com
First Name :   Richard
Last Name :   Sherman
Tug you served on :   many
Date you served on tug :   1941-1960
Comments :   I served on civilian tugs for 20 years and then became a Hudson River Pilot for 25 years
E-mail address :   RMStugs@aol.com
First Name :   Robert
Last Name :   Hedderick
Tug you served on :   YTB 275
Date you served on tug :   1954 - 1956
Comments :   I was the snipe on YTB 275 at Guantanamo Bay from 1954 to 1956, Good duty! A lowly Fireman with my own stateroom! My most memorable moment wwes when we were pushing an aircraft carrier (The Forrstall, i think) and all the accumulated grease & oil in our s
E-mail address :   hedderic@flash.net
First Name :   Cindy
Last Name :   Amicone
Tug you served on :   YTB818, YTB783
Date you served on tug :   92-94
Comments :   I served on the tugs in Adak and loved every minute of it! The site is great!
E-mail address :   sugarmommy_25@yahoo.com
First Name :   stan
Last Name :   svec
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Date you served on tug :   
Comments :   Just ran across your fantastic web. Was on YO-69 in Norva 53-55.Really great to see tugs. Maybee some day there'll be a page for all yard & service craft.Fair Winds
E-mail address :   sbs88@msn.com
First Name :   william
Last Name :   morgan
Tug you served on :   ytb 784
Date you served on tug :   1969-1971
Comments :   Do you have a picture of this tug, or any idea of its' current status? Please send information to me at: 350 Hillandale St, Concord, N.C., 28025 Thanks, Bill Morgan,BMC
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First Name :   Ed
Last Name :   Fulcher
Tug you served on :   YTM's-396, 407 & 759
Date you served on tug :   Feb. 1963 - Nov. 1967
Comments :   Two 1/2 years Long Beach, Ca. and 2 1/2 years San Francisco, Ca. EN-2 at discharge, liked the Navy, it was fun.
E-mail address :   ANALYST4U66@HOTMAIL.COM
First Name :   Bryan
Last Name :   Stahl
Tug you served on :   YTB-801 Palatka
Date you served on tug :   88-91
Comments :   I was Tugmaster of Palatka. Best tour of duty I ever had. Thanks for the site, it's good that the memory goes on.
E-mail address :   bstahl5012@comcast.net
First Name :   Clyde
Last Name :   Longerbone
Tug you served on :   USS Sioux ATF 75
Date you served on tug :   1942/1944
Comments :   Plankowner
E-mail address :   fccvfd@juno.com
First Name :   ROLAN
Last Name :   CONOLEY
Tug you served on :   YTM 147/YTB 757/YTB 765-766
Date you served on tug :   June 1961 thru January 1963
Comments :   You have a good site here. Keep it going.
E-mail address :   rconoley@infi.net
First Name :   kathleen
Last Name :   munns
Tug you served on :   my dad served on an-69
Date you served on tug :   1943-1945
Comments :   I am trying to track down anything on an-69 uss stagbush. Apparently it was a net laying ship, but I want to know if it still exists as a renamed ship. He was decommissioned in Bremerton, WA
E-mail address :   kmunns@centurytel.net
First Name :   Ron
Last Name :   Riley
Tug you served on :   Weehawken
Date you served on tug :   1966
Comments :   Tug was on duty at Midway Island.
E-mail address :   ronril@mnic.net
First Name :   ED
Last Name :   FULCHER
Tug you served on :   SEE BELOW
Date you served on tug :   SEE BELOW
Comments :   63-65, YTM-759, LONG BEACH, CA. 65-66, YTM-407, TREASURE IS., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 66-67, YTM-396, TREASURE, IS., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
E-mail address :   ANALYST4U66@HOTMAIL.COM
First Name :   Robert
Last Name :   Doneff
Tug you served on :   YTB-810 Anoka
Date you served on tug :   Fall '92-Fall '94
Comments :   The best duty I ever had and I wish I could find the guys that were there with me.
E-mail address :   romdon@plantnet.com
First Name :   Deane
Last Name :   Wynne
Tug you served on :   Samsonia , Assiduous
Date you served on tug :   1943-46
Comments :   Very well put together and informative web site. Even interesting to an old war time Royal Navy Tugman !!! ALL tugs will ALWAYS be interesting to tugmen . That special breed of seamen worldwide !!! Secretary, Deep Sea Rescue Tugs Association . Penzance U.
E-mail address :   deanewynne@aol.com
First Name :   Joe
Last Name :   Ball
Tug you served on :   YTB-791
Date you served on tug :   May 81-Sep 81
Comments :   Outstanding site! I was TAD to YTB 791 form May 81 to Sep 81 when I was precom on the Carl Vinson (CVN-70). It was the best time I had in my navy career.
E-mail address :   boats976@yahoo.com
First Name :   Mel
Last Name :   Belzung
Tug you served on :   N/A
Date you served on tug :   N/A
Comments :   I never served on a tug. My brother Earl Belzung served on YTB 306 & HT 362 in the 40's about 44 or 45. I was in the Coast Gaurd and served on the bouy tender and intercoastal waterways mantaince ship out of Corpus Christi Texas. I have been unable to fin
E-mail address :   melbelzung@aol.com
First Name :   Tom
Last Name :   Addair
Tug you served on :   YTM-524
Date you served on tug :   1976-1978
Comments :   Stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Also sniped on the other 3 tugs, YTM-523, YTM-548 and YTB-820. Best years of my life. Many, many memories.
E-mail address :   taddair@alltel.net
First Name :   Dandon
Last Name :   Fonner
Tug you served on :   YTB 760,832,834
Date you served on tug :   2000-2002
Comments :   I was Division Officer for the Natick, Petalesharo and Negwagon as well as Tugmaster. Awesome Job, best Toys in the Navy.
E-mail address :   drfonner@aol.com
First Name :   Michael
Last Name :   Hicks
Tug you served on :   YTB-832 Petalesharo
Date you served on tug :   Sep 01-Sep 02
Comments :   
E-mail address :   hicksm@lamadd.navy.mil
First Name :   Vincent
Last Name :   King
Tug you served on :   ytm 272&ytm 747
Date you served on tug :   1960 to 1968
Comments :   I was the skipper of both ytms
E-mail address :   skippervin@aol.com
First Name :   John
Last Name :   Coursey
Tug you served on :   YTB 760, YTB 834
Date you served on tug :   2000-????
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E-mail address :   courseyj@lamadd.navy.mil
First Name :   Ben
Last Name :   Sloan
Tug you served on :   YTB 384
Date you served on tug :   1956 & 1957
Comments :   I was on the YTB 384 in Key West, FL.in 56 & 57. We had 3 tugs YTB 384, YTB 543 and YTL 440. Can't find any of our boats listed, maybe we were too old. You have a great web site. I was a FN.
E-mail address :   bsar355@aol.com
First Name :   NEIL
Last Name :   JOHNSON
Tug you served on :   YTM 413 YTM 518 YTB787 YTB 797 YTB 762
Date you served on tug :   1970-1974 1977-1978 1980-1984
Comments :   YOKOSUKA MIDWAY SUBIC
E-mail address :   NBJ5215@AOL.COM
First Name :   Bill
Last Name :   Goodpasture
Tug you served on :   YTB 808
Date you served on tug :   1972-1975
Comments :   Craftmaster of the 808 in San Diego, Best duty I ever had!!
E-mail address :   chiefboats@shaw.ca
First Name :   Dan
Last Name :   James
Tug you served on :   YTB-835
Date you served on tug :   1978-1980
Comments :   Tug was in Mare Island, I was the Chief Engineer of 835 then on to Maintenance Chief for the Tug Boats, best toys I had in my 22 year USN career.
E-mail address :   MrDan081546@aol.com
First Name :   John
Last Name :   Cady
Tug you served on :   YTB 816 Campti
Date you served on tug :   1994-97
Comments :   I see you changed your domain name of your site...I know the updates will come with time.
E-mail address :   jsc1215@yahoo.com
First Name :   Dave
Last Name :   Campbell
Tug you served on :   YTB-775
Date you served on tug :   1980-1985
Comments :   Tugmaster through those years. BM1 to BMC. Was Tugmaster of YTB-795 (USS Ketchikan) in Guam prior to Subic YTB-775 (USS Wauwatosa). Trained by BMCS Ray Longaker .........One eye but the best Tugmaster in the Navy. Miss BMCS Stanley Polmounter. Heard he wa
E-mail address :   bmc-usn@att.net
First Name :   DAVID L
Last Name :   PRUDEN
Tug you served on :   YTB 406-YTB420
Date you served on tug :   1951-1953 1953-1955
Comments :   was on 406 in SASEBO JAPAN 51-53was a BMSN AT the time UNDER TEX KENNER BMC then went to YOKOSUKA to the YTB420 under guess who TEX KENNER BMC who later became a harbor pilot there changed my rate to DC and later retired as a DCC but the tugs was the best
E-mail address :   DPr1942364@aol.com
First Name :   Brian
Last Name :   Fournier
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Comments :   Never served on a navy tug.My family bought two of them and the company I work for owns ten. Great site!
E-mail address :   porttug@aol.com
First Name :   Paul
Last Name :   Vassall
Tug you served on :   YTB 805 Ocala
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First Name :   Paul
Last Name :   Vassall
Tug you served on :   YTB 805 Ocala
Date you served on tug :   1973-1975
Comments :   Stationed out of La Madellana, Sardinia. Great web site
E-mail address :   pvassall@peoplepc.com
First Name :   robert
Last Name :   pollock
Tug you served on :   nacheniga YTB 520
Date you served on tug :   1956-57
Comments :   FA out of bootcamp.Homeport KWAJ
E-mail address :   RWPOOCMm
First Name :   robert
Last Name :   pollock
Tug you served on :   nacheniga YTB 520
Date you served on tug :   1956-57
Comments :   FA out of bootcamp.Homeport KWAJ
E-mail address :   RWPOOCMm
First Name :   Orrin
Last Name :   Royce
Tug you served on :   Several now decommisioned
Date you served on tug :   
Comments :   I have sailed on tugs on the great lakes since 1965.
E-mail address :   royces@itol.com
First Name :   vincent
Last Name :   king
Tug you served on :   ytm 747
Date you served on tug :   1964 1968
Comments :   Iwas the skipper at that time.
E-mail address :   skppervin@aol.com
First Name :   John
Last Name :   Worthen
Tug you served on :   YTB 775
Date you served on tug :   1972
Comments :   Was on YTB 775 at Subic Bay. One of the best duties I had. Also I was on the YTL 452 at Da Nang in Viet Nam. Love the Tugs. You have a great website and I have some photos on slides and will get them done in print and send them to you. Tnks for making a w
E-mail address :   vnv6667@crosstel.net
First Name :   DAN
Last Name :   O'NEILL
Tug you served on :   YTB 142 nokomis
Date you served on tug :   59-61
Comments :   I have a good pic of it and when Iget a scanner I will send you one.When I was on her we fought a fire on the USS SARGO.
E-mail address :   tugboatmd@attbi.com
First Name :   Terry
Last Name :   Erickson
Tug you served on :   none
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Comments :   FYI - YTB-178 (USS Dekaury) is currently located in Alameda, CA and is privately owned. The USS Hornet museum organization "may" take possession soon. If so - will forward photos at that time.
E-mail address :   ibok@surfbest.net
First Name :   leonard k
Last Name :   hoyt
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Date you served on tug :   76-77
Comments :   i cant remember her name but she was ay T.I.in san fransco calf and she was a YTB if any body has a listing of them at T.I. at that time,please e-mail me,,thanks
E-mail address :   navcomm@ellijay.com
First Name :   Ricky
Last Name :   Gibson
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Comments :   I came across this trying to find info on the tug my grandfather was on in ww2 U.S.S. APACHE AT67 he was in from 1942-1945 are the pics. i seen under NAFTS the same boat.Enjoyed it THANKS
E-mail address :   rwgibson@lexcominc.net