Comments on: Adm. Papp remembers 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/adm-papp-remembers-70th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor/ Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: prhynard http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/adm-papp-remembers-70th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor/#comment-27359 prhynard Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:55:36 +0000 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=21839#comment-27359 Chief Rozek,
Thanks for your interest in the Compass and for your comment. You are absolutely correct; YT-153 is not only a Pearl Harbor survivor but is still in operation today. Both the Taney and the YT-153 hold a very special place in U.S. history, as do the men who served on them 70 years ago.

Respectfully,
Lt Paul Rhynard
U.S. Coast Guard

]]> By: MEC B. Rozek http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/adm-papp-remembers-70th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor/#comment-27353 MEC B. Rozek Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:08:04 +0000 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=21839#comment-27353 I hate to be the one to bring this to light, but I’ve found out the Taney is not the last surviving afloat vessel that was present during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy had in commission a harbor tug, YT-153, that not only is still afloat, but is a current commercial diving vessel registered as the M/V Hawk, in North Kingston, RI.

YT-153′s logs from 12/7/1941 stated seeing, and attempting to ram an “unidentified submarine” near Hospital Point during the battle. A quick “Google” search will confirm my findings.

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