Tuscumbia (YTB-762)

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Tuscumbia (YTB-762)
USS Tuscumbia (YTB- 762) assists USS Missouri (BB-63).jpg
USS Tuscumbia (YTB-762) assists USS Missouri (BB-63)
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Namesake Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama.
Awarded14 October 1960
BuilderCommercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down16 February 1961
Launched22 August 1961
In serviceDecember 1961
Out of servicedate unknown
StrickenDate unknown
Homeport
Fatenot known
General characteristics
Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (light)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length109 feet (33 m)
Beam31 feet (9.4 m)
Draft14 feet (4.3 m)
PropulsionFairbanks Morse Diesel[ citation needed ]
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12
Armamentnot known

Tuscumbia (YTB-762) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug. The second ship to bear the name, Tuscumbia was named for the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama, which had been named for a Cherokee chief.

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Construction

The contract for Tuscumbia was awarded 14 October 1960. She was laid down on 16 February 1961 at Slidell, Louisiana by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation 22 August 1961.

Operational history

Tuscumbia served in the Pacific Ocean, initially at San Diego, California, attached to the 11th Naval District, until shifted to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to operate in the 14th Naval District providing the necessary tug and tow services to support the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1963 to and into 1978.

Tuscumbia is clearly visible in the closing scenes of the movie Down Periscope released in March 1996. According to IMDB, most of the harbor footage was shot in San Francisco, so there is a visual record of her in that location at that time. [1]

Stricken from the Navy List, date unknown though likely sometime in 1995, ex-Tuscumbia was transferred to the Maritime Administration 11 September 1995. At some point, Atoll Institute was in negotiation with MARAD to acquire ex-Tuscumbia for conversion to R/V PERL. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Down Periscope at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Proposed R/V PERL" . Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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