USS Sotoyomo (YTM-9)

USS Sotoyomo (YTM-9)
USS Sotoyomo in Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.
History
United States
BuilderMare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California
Laid down2 March 1903
Launched20 August 1903
Christened21 April 1904
Completed1 March 1904
Commissioned1 July 1911
Reclassified
  • YT-9 – 17 July 1920
  • YTM-9 – 15 May 1944
Stricken26 February 1946
IdentificationHarbor Tug No.9
Honors and
awards
FateScuttled off Leyte, September 1946
General characteristics
TypeHarbor tug
Displacement230 tons
Length97 ft (30 m)
Beam21 ft 11 in (6.68 m)
Draft9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Installed powerone 13" x 32" steam engine one coal-fired single ended cylindrical boiler,
Propulsionsingle propeller 450shp
Speed11.1 kn (20.6 km/h; 12.8 mph)
Complement9

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. The name Sotoyomo commemorates a part of the Sioux tribe of Indians.[1] Sotoyomo was the oldest vessel at Pearl Harbor in service at the time of the attack.[2]

  1. ^ Wallin, Homer N. (1968). Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal (PDF). Naval History Division. p. 206.
  2. ^ World War II Informational Fact Sheets. Education Resources Information Center. 1995. p. 52.