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|Ship caption=Tuskegee (YTB-806) and Niantic (YTB-781) assist USS Ranger (CV-61) while docking at the Naval Supply Center pier at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 1 June 1991.
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Career
Awarded:
4 March 1969Builder:
Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WILaid down:
25 September 1969Launched:
15 April 1970In service:
2 October 1970Struck:
26 April 2006Fate:
Sold 11 February 2008
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General characteristics Class & type:
Natick-class large harbor tugDisplacement:
282 long tons (287 t) (light)
341 long tons (346 t) (full)Length:
109 ft (33 m)Beam:
31 ft (9.4 m)Draft:
14 ft (4.3 m)Speed:
12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)Complement:
12Armament:
None
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Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama.[1]
Construction[]
The contract for Tuskegee was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 25 September 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1970.
Operational history[]
Tuskegee served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her entire career.
Stricken from the Navy List 26 April 2006, ex-Tuskegee was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse or conversion, 11 February 2008.
References[]
- ↑ "Tuskegee (YTB-806)". http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb806.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- 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 {{{2}}} at NavSource Naval History
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