![]() On 26 August 1994, Palatka casts off for the last time from her former homeport at NAS Burmuda to start her three-day journey to her new homeport at Norfolk, VA. The final departure of Palatka was part of a reduction in services associated with the September 1995 base closure of NAS Bermuda. | |
History | |
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Awarded | 2 May 1968 |
Builder | Southern Shipbuilding Corp, Slidell, Louisiana |
Laid down | 29 November 1968 |
Launched | 19 August 1969 |
Acquired | 25 November 1969 |
Stricken | 4 April 1995 |
Identification | IMO number: 8980816 |
Fate | Sold into commercial service as Maverick, 16 July 2001 |
Notes | Sources: NVR, DANFS |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Natick-class large harbor tug |
Displacement |
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Length | 109 ft (33 m) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 12 |
Armament | None |
Notes | Sources: NVR, DANFS |
Palatka (YTB-801) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Palatka, Florida. [1]
The contract for Palatka was awarded 2 May 1968. She was laid down 29 November 1968 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and launched 19 August 1969.
Delivered 7 November 1969, Palatka was assigned to the 5th Naval District. She was later assigned to Naval Air Station Bermuda where she served until 1995. [2] A Large Harbor Tug, she was specially configured to berth and dock nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. She was also equipped to provide emergency rescue and other services.
Stricken from the Navy List 4 April 1995, ex-Palatka was sold 16 July 2001, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to Boston Towing for $437,335 and renamed Maverick. Ex-Palatka was sold to Runner Marine Limited of Lagos, Nigeria in 2011 and renamed Alfa. [2]
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