USS Cochise

History
United States
Name	Cochise
Namesake	Cochise
Builder	W. A. Robinson Inc.
Acquired	1944
Decommissioned	1966
Homeport	New York, NY
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Type	Large Harbor Tug
Tonnage	410 long tons (420  t)
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Installed power	1,000 shp (750 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel Engine 1 × Propeller
Armament	2 x 0.50 Cal Machine Guns

USS Chochise (YTB-216) was a tugboat of the United States Navy named for Cochise, a chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache.

Construction

She was laid down as a wooden-hulled ship (Originally YT-216) in Ipswich by W. A. Robinson Inc. In July 1944, she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to New York Harbor.

Service history

Chochise remained in service until 1966, when decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.

References

• Photo gallery of USS Cochise at NavSource Naval History