U.S. Coast Guard Tugs WYT

U.S.C.G. Tugs (WAT, WYT, WYTL, WTGB)

This table attempts to list all the tugs built or acquired by the Coast Guard. If you have any additional data or see any errors, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 February 2016.

Type	#	Name	Shipbuilder	Location	Hull #	Tons	Ft.	Delivered	Disposition
Before 1915
		Calumet	Bell's Steam EW	Buffalo NY		123	95	18-Oct-94	Later Tioga (WYT 74), sold 1947
		Golden Gate	Moran Sbldg.	Seattle WA	2	250	110	17-Jun-97	Later WYT 94, sold 1947
		Winnisimmet	Spedden Sbldg.	Baltimore MD	206	182	96	30-Jul-03	Later WYT 84, decommissioned 1945, sold 1946
		Wissahickon	Spedden Sbldg.	Baltimore MD	207	182	96	3-Dec-04	Decommissioned 1935
		Davey	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	333	182	96	14-Mar-08	Later WYT 81, decommissioned 1945
		Guard	Mare Island NSY	Vallejo CA		52	68	9-Dec-13	Sold 1943
1915 Through WWII
		Clayton		Staten Island NY		132	77	1916	Acquired 1932, sold 1935
		Ross				350	104		Ex-Emma Kate, acquired 1918, returned 1919
		Takana				69	69		Acquired 1918, returned 1919
		Chautauqua		Milwaukee WI		215	88	1919	Retired 1934
		Chenango	Eastern Shore SB	Sharpstown MD		215	88	1919	Sold 1924
		Chicopee	Hiltebrant Dry Dock	Kingston NY		215	88	1919	Retired 1935
		Chincoteague	Chance Marine	Annapolis MD		215	88	1919	Sold 1925
		Chippewa		Milwaukee WI		215	88	1919	Sold 1935
		Choptank	Chance Marine	Annapolis MD		215	88	1919	Sold 1925
		Chowan	Mathis Yachts	Camden NJ	92	215	88	1919	Sold 1924
		Chattahoochee	Hiltebrant Dry Dock	Kingston NY		215	88	1919	Sold 1924
		Chilicothe	Wheeler SB	Brooklyn NY		215	88	1920	Sold 1925
		Chulahoma	Robert Jacob SY	City Island NY		215	88	1920	Sold 1933
		Mascoutin				869		1920	Ex-Pylos, acquired 1921, retired 1935
		Saukee				869		1920	Ex-Vallonia, acquired 1921, retired 1935
		Tamaroa				869		1920	Ex-Bartolme, acquired 1921, retired 1935
WYT	85	Manhattan	Balboa Ships	Balboa CZ		406	120	15-Apr-21	Decommissioned and sold 1947
WAT	61	Cahokia	Providence Eng.	City Island NY		510	141	21-Oct-21	Ex-Bayside, to USN 1936
WAT	56	Kickapoo	Beth Elizabethport	Elizabethport NJ		840	157	21-Jan-22	Ex-Baldridge, later WAGL, sold 1946
WAT	54	Shawnee	Union Construction			900	158	8-Mar-22	Sold 1946
		Lexington					122		From US Army 1922, sold 1924
		Raritan		Wilmington DE		220	103	1905	Acquired 1922, retired 1939
WAT	55	Carrabasset	Staten Island SB	Richmond NY		1,133	156	13-Oct-24	Sold 1946
		Leopard		Benton Harbor MI		176	94	1920	Acquired 1926, sold 1935
		Lightning	Vinyard Shipbuilding	Milford DE		397	110	1920	Acquired 1932, sold 1935
WYT	86	Calumet	Charleston NSY	Charleston SC		290	110	3-Dec-34	Sold 1968
WYT	87	Hudson	Portsmouth NSY	Kittaning ME		290	110	31-Oct-34	To Northwestern U. 1970
WYT	88	Navesink	Charleston NSY	Charleston SC		290	110	5-Jan-35	Sold 1970
WYT	89	Tuckahoe	Charleston NSY	Charleston SC		290	110	30-Jan-35	To DoHEW 1969
WYT	90	Arundel	Gulfport Boiler Works	Port Arthur TX	129	328	110	6-Jul-39	Sold 1984 as Karen Andrie, now Erika Kobasic
WYT	91	Mahoning	Gulfport Boiler Works	Port Arthur TX	130	328	110	7-Aug-39	To SUNY 1984 as General Philip Schuyler, scrapped 2001
WYT	92	Naugatuck	Defoe Boat Works	Bay City MI	163	328	110	12-Apr-39	Sold 1980 as Timmy B, now Jimmy L
WYT	93	Raritan	Defoe Boat Works	Bay City MI	164	328	110	11-Apr-39	To SUNY 1988, scrapped 2001
WYT	60	Manitou	U.S. Coast Guard Yard	Baltimore MD		328	110	15-Feb-43	Sold 1980
WYT	61	Kaw	U.S. Coast Guard Yard	Baltimore MD		328	110	1-Mar-43	Sold 1989, later Roger Stahl 1997
WYT	71	Apalachee	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	525	384	110	26-Nov-43	Sold 1986, museum in Cleveland
WYT	72	Yankton	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	526	384	110	26-Jan-44	Sold 1984, later Russell Jr., Cetus, now Mike Azzolino
WYT	73	Mohican	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	527	384	110	29-Feb-44	Sold 1986, later Darlene Bisso 1987, Catuan 2001, foundered 2005
WYT	96	Chinook	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	528	384	110	24-Mar-44	Sold 1986, later Tracie B, now Danicia
WYT	97	Ojibwa	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	529	384	110	7-Apr-44	Sold 1980, later John G. Amato, now Gen. Oglethorpe
WYT	98	Snohomish	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	530	384	110	2-May-44	Sold 1986, later yacht Sarah Rose, Dami Dew, now Snohomish
WYT	99	Sauk	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	Brooklyn NY	531	384	110	25-May-44	Sold 1985, later Alison Lake, sank 2003
Since WWII
WYTL	65601	Capstan	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	19-Jul-61	Active
WYTL	65602	Chock	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	12-Sep-61	Active
WYTL	65603	Swivel	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	27-Oct-62	Now Governors Island ferry
WYTL	65604	Tackle	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	1962	Active
WYTL	65605	Towline	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	27-Mar-62	To Mass. Maritime 1995
WYTL	65606	Catenary	Gibbs SB	Jacksonville FL		72	65	Apr-62	To USMMA 1995 as Growler
WYTL	65607	Bridle	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	3-Apr-63	Active
WYTL	65608	Pendant	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	Aug-63	Active
WYTL	65609	Shackle	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	7-May-63	Active
WYTL	65610	Hawser	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	17-Jan-63	Active
WYTL	65611	Line	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	21-Feb-63	Active
WYTL	65612	Wire	Barbour Boat Works	New Bern NC		72	65	19-Mar-63	Active
WYTL	65613	Bitt	Western Boat	Tacoma WA		72	65	27-May-66	To NSF (U. of Wash.) 1982 as Clifford A. Barnes, sold 2019 as Bitt
WYTL	65614	Bollard	Western Boat	Tacoma WA		72	65	10-Apr-67	Active
WYTL	65615	Cleat	Western Boat	Tacoma WA		72	65	10-May-67	Active
WTGB	101	Katmai Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	08-Jan-79	Active
WTGB	102	Bristol Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	05-Apr-79	Active
WTGB	103	Mobile Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	06-May-79	Active
WTGB	104	Biscayne Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	08-Dec-79	Active
WTGB	105	Neah Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	18-Aug-80	Active
WTGB	106	Morro Bay	Tacoma Boat	Tacoma WA		662	140	25-Jan-80	To USCG Academy 2002
WTGB	107	Penobscot Bay	Bay City Marine	San Diego CA		662	140	02-Jan-85	Active
WTGB	108	Thunder Bay	Bay City Marine	San Diego CA		662	140	04-Nov-85	Active
WTGB	109	Sturgeon Bay	Bay City Marine	San Diego CA		662	140	20-Aug-88	Active

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