USS Sotoyomo (YTM-9)
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_in_1921.jpg) USS Sotoyomo In Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Sotoyomo |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down | 2 March 1903 |
| Launched | 20 August 1903 |
| Christened | Sotoyomo (Harbor Tug No. 9), 21 April 1904 |
| Commissioned | USS Sotoyomo (Harbor Tug No. 9), 1 July 1911 |
| Stricken | 26 February 1946 |
| Honors and awards | World War I Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon (Attack on Pearl Harbor), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, 1 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Scuttled off Leyte, September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Harbor Tug Medium |
| Displacement | 230 tons |
| Length | 97' |
| Beam | 21' 11" |
| Draft | 9' 0" |
| Installed power | one 13" x 32" steam engine one coal-fired single ended cylindrical boiler, |
| Propulsion | single propeller 450shp |
| Speed | 11.1 kts |
| Complement | 9 |
History
USS Sotoyomo (YT-9 - later redesignated YTM-9) a district harbor tug laid down in 1903 and struck in 1946.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Sotoyomo was a harbor tug. She was in in floating dry dock (YFD-2) with USS Shaw undergoing overhaul when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941. Explosions and fires on Shaw greatly damaged Sotoyomo which resulted in total submersion. Originally Sotoyomo was deemed a total loss, but she was later repaired, floated and rehabilitated.
Further service in World War II
Sotoyomo served throughout World War II in various locations across the Pacific.
The name Sotoyomo commemorates a part of the war-like Sioux tribe of Indians [1].
Awards
- World War I Victory Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon (Attack on Pearl Harbor)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- 1 battle stars (World War II)
