USS Awatobi

USS Awatobi (YTB-264) was a harbor tugboat acquired by the United States Navy during the close of World War II.

She was outfitted with two .50-caliber machine guns and assigned to the San Francisco Bay area where she provided tug services, and other harbor services as required.

Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.; reclassified a large harbor tug and redesignated YTB-264 on 15 May 1944; launched on 30 September 1944; and placed in service on 1 February 1945.

Awatobi served out her entire naval career as a harbor tug in the 12th Naval District in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.