Weehawken (YTB-776)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Weehawken.

Weehawken (YTB-776)

Weehawken (YTB-776) pushes USS White Plains (AFS-4) back out to sea after a grounding
History
United States
Namesake	Weehawken, New Jersey
Awarded	31 January 1964
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	13 August 1964
Launched	6 August 1965
Acquired	22 October 1965
Decommissioned	24 April 2003
Stricken	5 January 2001
Fate	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class
Type	Large District Harbor Tug
Displacement	283 tons
Length	109 feet (33 m)
Beam	31 feet (9.4 m)
Draft	14 feet (4.3 m)
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12

The Weehawken (YTB-776) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Weehawken, New Jersey.

Construction

The contract for Weehawken was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 13 August 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin by Marinette Marine and launched 8 June 1965.

Operational history

Weehawken was delivered to the 9th Naval District in July 1965. In November 1965, she was placed in service in the 14th Naval District, which comprises the Hawaiian Islands and surrounding smaller islets. She also served at Guam. The tug conducted routine towing operations between those islands and rendered assistance to ships entering and clearing Pearl Harbor. As of December 1979, she was still active in the 14th Naval District.

Stricken from the Navy List 5 January 2001, Weehawken was disposed of during a fleet training exercise on 24 April 2003 after 37.5 years of commissioned service. ^[1]

References

1. Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide To The Ships And Aircraft Of The U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 344. ISBN   1591146852 . Retrieved 2012-04-14.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.
•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register , which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of Weehawken (YTB-776) at NavSource Naval History