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USS Shamokin II: A Working Harbor Tug

Placed in service in 1944, the Navy tug Shamokin supported Pacific harbor operations at Milne Bay, Manus, and Subic Bay before its 1972 sale.

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USS Shamokin II builders-trial photographBuilders-trial photograph of USS Shamokin II, Navy tug YT-369, viewed from the bow.Image date unknown

A Tug Goes to Work

Shamokin II was a harbor tug placed in service in 1944 rather than conventionally commissioned.

Harbor Service in the Pacific

The tug served at Pacific bases including Milne Bay, Manus, and Subic Bay before its 1972 sale.

The Name Shamokin

The vessel's story is one of harbor logistics, and its official namesake points to the older Indigenous settlement.