Name USS Sassacus (YT-193) Builder Ira S. Bushey & Son In service 7 Dec 1942 Launched 31 July 1942 Weight 264.2 tons | Owner United States Navy Laid down 21 Apr 1942 Construction started 21 April 1942 Length 31 m | |
Namesake A native American word meaning "tribe" | ||
USS Sassacus (YT-193) was a tugboat built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Sassacus was laid down on 21 April 1942 by Ira S. Bushey and Son, Brooklyn, New York; launched on 31 July 1942; and delivered to the Navy and placed in service on 7 December 1942.
Service history
Assigned initially to the 3d Naval District and redesignated YTB-193 on 15 May 1944, Sassacus remained in the New York area until early 1945. Then reallocated to the 12th Naval District, she moved south; transited the Panama Canal; and assumed harbor tug duties in the San Francisco area. A year and a half later, however, she was ordered inactivated and was placed out of service, in reserve, on 26 November 1946. Redesignated YTM-193 in February 1962, she remained in reserve until transferred, on loan, to the government of Venezuela in January 1963, where she remained until 1974.