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First Name :   Ric Last Name :   Lasslett Tug you served on :    Date you served on tug :    Comments :   Just interested, love the look of a working boat. From Gisborne Victoria Australia E-mail address :    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 Tug you served on :    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 E-mail address :    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-???? Comments :    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 Tug you served on :    Date you served on tug :    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 Date you served on tug :    Comments :    E-mail address :    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 Date you served on tug :    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 Tug you served on :    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 Tug you served on :    Date you served on tug :    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