USS Accohanoc

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Accohanoc YTM-545 1973 Mayport Florida.jpg
Naval Station Mayport, Florida, tugs Accohanoc (YTM-545) and Tomahawk, alongside Yosemite 1973. Note the two destroyers in the background, one of which is Charles R. Ware.
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameAccohanoc
Namesake Accohanoc
Builder Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down12 April 1945
Launched9 July 1945
In serviceMay 1947
Out of serviceFebruary 1987
ReclassifiedDistrict Harbor Tug, February 1962
StrickenFebruary 1987
Homeport Naval Station Mayport
Identification
FateTransferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD), 10 June 1987
NameAccohanoc
OwnerMARAD
Acquired10 June 1987
Homeport James River Reserve Fleet
IdentificationHull symbol: TD-25
FateSwamped, 16 September 1999
General characteristics
Class and type Hisada-class harbor tug
Displacement
  • 260 long tons (264 t)
  • 310 long tons (315 t) (Full load)
Length100 ft (30 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Propulsion
Speed12  kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement10

USS Accohanoc (YTB/YTM-545/TD-25) was a Hisada-class harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy, named after a tribe of the Powhatan confederacy.

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Construction

Accohanoc was laid down on 12 April 1945, at Morris Heights, New York, by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 9 July 1945; and delivered to the Navy on 28 December 1945. [1]

Service history

By that time, however, World War II had ended and the Navy's need for all types of ships had greatly diminished. Consequently, instead of joining the Fleet, the large harbor tug was placed in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Florida, and remained inactive for 16 months. [1]

She was finally placed in service in May 1947, for duty in the 7th Naval District, plying the waters of Florida. When the 7th Naval District was dissolved on 1 September 1948, Accohanoc reported to the commandant of its successor, the enlarged 6th Naval District. That assignment endured for almost 40 years. In February 1962, the tug was reclassified a medium harbor tug and redesignated YTM-545. [1] Her last years as a naval vessel were spent handling the Lexington (CVT-16) in and out of berth at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.[ citation needed ]

In February 1987, Accohanoc was placed out of service and her name was struck from the Navy List. She was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 10 June 1987. [2]

Accohanoc was used in the James River Reserve Fleet, redesignated TD-25, until she was swamped 16 September 1999, by Hurricane Floyd. Her final disposition is unknown, but possibly scrapped. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 DANFS.
  2. 1 2 Navsource.

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