Pokanoket
(YTB-517: dp. 350 (f.); l. 100-; b. 28-; dr. 12-; s. 12 k.; cpl. 10; a. 2 .50 cal. mg.; cl. Cholocco)
A former Indian settlement of the Wampanoag tribe; on the east side of Narragansett Bay, R.I.
Pokanoket (YTB-517) was laid down 20 September 1945 by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Ore.; launched 28 November 1945; completed and delivered to the Navy 25 January 1946.
Pokanoket (YTB-517) served the 13th Naval District, Seattle, Wash., from 1946 to August 1954, when she joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Reclassified YTM-762 on 25 March 1966, she resumed active duty in March 1967. From then into 1970 she served at Da Nang, South Vietnam.
Published: Mon Aug 24 08:07:28 EDT 2015
