Winnemucca (YTB-785)

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

Winnemucca (YTB-785)

History
United States
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	23 September 1965
Launched	23 December 1965
Acquired	5 April 1966
In service	June 1966
Stricken	20 December 1995
Identification	IMO number:  9089231 MMSI number: 367119940 Callsign: WDD2788
Fate	Sold, 21 January 2004
Status	Active as civilian tug Nanook
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement	283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length	109 ft (33 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	12
Armament	None

Winnemucca (YTB-785) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Winnemucca, Nevada. ^[1] She was the second navy ship to bear the name.

Construction

The contract for Winnemucca was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 23 September 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 23 December 1965.

Operational history

Winnemucca was initially assigned to the 5th Naval District and operated in the Norfolk, Virginia area until the following spring. Reassigned at that time to Vietnam, she arrived in that country on 10 June 1967 and, for the remainder of America's involvement in the Vietnam War, she served with Task Force 117, the Mobile Riverine Force. During her almost six years of combat operations on the rivers and in the swamps of South Vietnam, Winnemucca earned two Presidential Unit Citations, four Navy Unit Commendations, and 13 campaign stars.^{[ clarification needed ]}

In 1973, she was reassigned to the 17th Naval District and operated out of Adak, Alaska. That tour of duty ended late in 1975 when she began service at San Francisco, attached to the 12th Naval District.

Stricken from the Navy List 22 December 2003, she was sold, 21 January 2004, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion to LMW Investments Inc. Chula Vista, CA. for $67,822. Converted to civilian use, ex-Winnemucca was renamed Noelani and provided tug services from San Francisco, California. ^[2]

References

1. "Winnemucca (YTB-785)" . Retrieved 30 October 2011.
2. She has since been sold and renamed "Nanook" now operating out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. "The Tug Noelani" . Retrieved 30 September 2011.

•  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 Winnemucca (YTB-785) at NavSource Naval History