Tlingit YTB-497 - History
Tlingit(YTB-497: dp. 345 (f.); 1. 100& 39;0& 34;; b. 25& 39;0& 34;; dr. 10& 39;0& 34;;s. 12 k. (tl.); cpl. 8; cl. Sassaba)Tlingit (YTB-497)—a large harbor tug—was laid down on 15 December 1944 at Brooklyn, N.Y., by Ira S. Bushey & Sons, launched sometime early in 1945; and placed in service at the New York Navy Yard on 21 August 1945.