USS Wahaka (Ytm-526)
Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
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USS Wahaka (YTB-526), later YTM-526, was a yard tug placed in commission in 1947.
Wahaka was laid down on 2 June 1945 at Jacksonville, Florida, by the Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Inc. and launched on 9 September 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Charles Strohmeyer, wife of Lieutenant Charles Strohmeyer, an officer who was attached to the Industrial Manager's Office, Jacksonville, Florida.
She was completed on 3 December 1945.
