USS Cahto

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USS Cahto (YTB-215) underway, date and location unknown.
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NameCahto
Namesake Cahto
BuilderW. A. Robinson, Ipswich, Massachusetts
In service1 June 1944
Out of service6 May 1957
ReclassifiedYTB-215, 15 May 1944
Identification
FateDisposed, 1957
General characteristics [1]
Class & type Cahto-class large harbor tug
Displacement410 long tons (420  t)
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Installed power1,000 shp (750 kW)
Propulsion
Speed12  kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement12
Armament2 × .50-caliber machine guns

USS Cahto (YT/YTB-215) was the lead ship of the Cahto-class large harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy.

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Construction

Cahto (YT-215) was laid down by W. A. Robinson, Inc., at Ipswich, Massachusetts, [2] and reclassified a large harbor tug YTB-215 on 15 May 1944.

Service history

Cahto was placed in service on 1 June, for duty in the 3rd Naval District. She remained in operation there until 5 July 1956, when she was transferred to the 6th Naval District, remaining active until her disposal on 6 May 1957. [3]

Cahto was commanded by Ensign James Edward Hair, in 1944–1945, who was one of the "Golden Thirteen", the first African-American commissioned officers in the US Navy. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Navsource.
  2. ↑ Colton 2015.
  3. ↑ DANFS.
  4. ↑ Lambert, Bruce (11 January 1992). "James E. Hair, 76, Naval Officer Whose Unit Broke Color Bar, Dies". The New York Times . New York. ISSN   0362-4331.

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