Tuskegee (YTB-806)

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Tuskegee (YTB-806)
USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) assists USS Ranger (CV-61) at Pearl Harbor on 1 June 1991.jpg
Tuskegee (YTB-806) and Niantic (YTB-781) assist USS Ranger (CV-61) while docking at the Naval Supply Center pier at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 1 June 1991.
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Awarded4 March 1969
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down25 September 1969
Launched15 April 1970
In service2 October 1970
Stricken26 April 2006
FateSold 11 February 2008
General characteristics
Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 282 long tons (287 t) (light)
  • 341 long tons (346 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12
ArmamentNone

Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama. [1]

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Construction

The contract for Tuskegee was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 25 September 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1970.

Operational history

Tuskegee served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her entire career.

Stricken from the Navy List 26 April 2006, ex-Tuskegee was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse or conversion, 11 February 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tuskegee (YTB-806)" . Retrieved 2011-11-14.


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