| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | YT-86-class harbor tugboat |
| Builders | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii |
| Built | 1918-1920 |
| Planned | 15 |
| Completed | 15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Tonnage | 54 gross tons [1] |
| Length | 65 ft 8 in (20.02 m) [1] |
| Beam | 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) [1] |
| Draft | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] |
| Propulsion | one Union 4 cylinder, 4 cycle gasoline engine, 150shp, single 12" X 15" propeller |
The YT-86-class harbor tugboat was a wood-hulled tugboat design ordered by the U.S. Navy during World War I. [2] 15 ships of the type were launched and completed, 12 as harbor tugs (Nos. 86-90 and 92-99) and three as ambulance boats (Nos. 91, 100, and 101 were designated as Ambulance Boats No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3). [3] All were launched at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California except for one (No. 90) at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii. [3] [4] In 1920, after the Navy's adoption of alpha-numeric hull designations, the ships were classified as yard tugs YT-86 though YT-90 and YT-92 through YT-99 and ambulance boats YH-1, YH-2, and YH-3.