USS Sotoyomo (YTM-9)
_in_1921.jpg) USS Sotoyomo in Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down | 2 March 1903 |
| Launched | 20 August 1903 |
| Christened | 21 April 1904 |
| Completed | 1 March 1904 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1911 |
| Reclassified |
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| Stricken | 26 February 1946 |
| Identification | Harbor Tug No.9 |
| Honors and awards | |
| Fate | Scuttled off Leyte, September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harbor tug |
| Displacement | 230 tons |
| Length | 97 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 11 in (6.68 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Installed power | one 13" x 32" steam engine one coal-fired single ended cylindrical boiler, |
| Propulsion | single propeller 450shp |
| Speed | 11.1 kn (20.6 km/h; 12.8 mph) |
| Complement | 9 |
USS Sotoyomo (YTM-9/YT-9/Harbor Tug No.9) was a harbor tug built at the turn of the twentieth century. She saw service in both World War I and World War II and was heavily damaged by the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Sotoyomo was the oldest vessel at Pearl Harbor in service at the time of the attack.[1]
History
Sotoyomo was laid down in 1903 and struck in 1946. It served in both World War I and World War II.[2]
The name Sotoyomo commemorates a part of the war-like Sioux tribe of Indians.[3]
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sotoyomo was in floating dry dock YFD-2 with USS Shaw undergoing overhaul when Pearl Harbor was attacked 7 December 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 refloated, repaired, and rehabilitated.[3]
Further service in World War II
Sotoyomo served throughout World War II in various locations across the Pacific.
Awards
References
- ^ World War II Informational Fact Sheets. Education Resources Information Center. p. 52.
- ^ a b Wallin, Homer N. (1968). Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal (PDF). Naval History Division. p. 206.
Notes
- "Sotoyomo I (YT-9)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Silverstone, Paul H. The New Navy, 1883–1922. New York: Routledge. p. 195. ISBN 0-415-97871-8.
