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 | |
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United States | |
Awarded | 4 March 1969 |
Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI |
Laid down | 25 September 1969 |
Launched | 15 April 1970 |
In service | 2 October 1970 |
Stricken | 26 April 2006 |
Fate | Sold 11 February 2008 |
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 |
Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama. [1]
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.
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.
Tuskegee, Alabama is a city in the United States.
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