Massapequa (YTB-807)

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Massapequa (YTB-807)
USS Massapequa (YTB-807).jpg
Massapequa (YTB-807) breaks away from the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) as the frigate departs Yokosuka Bay for the last time as a home-ported vessel of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 14 August 2006.
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Awarded4 March 1969
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down30 October 1969
Launched27 May 1970
Acquired30 November 1970
In service27 November 1971
Stricken27 September 2011
FateSources disagree
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

Massapequa (YTB-807) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Massapequa, New York. [1]

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Construction

The contract for Massapequa was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 30 October 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 27 May 1970.

Operational history

Delivered 30 November 1970, Massapequa served at Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan.

Stricken from the Navy List 27 September 2011. Naval Vessel Register lists ex-Massapequa as 'Stricken, to be disposed of by Navy sale'. [2] Another source suggests that she sank en route to the Marshall Islands. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Massapequa (YTB-807)" . Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Massapequa (YTB-807)". Naval Vessel Register. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Yard Tugs (YTB, YTM) Built or Acquired Since WWII". Ship Building History. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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