USS Pushmataha (YTB-830) | |
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USS Parche (SSN-683) is backing out her berth at Mare Island on 19 August 1994 with the assistance of USS Pushmataha (YTB-830) and USS Skenandoa (YTB-835). The bow of Floating Workshop YR-63 is seen behind Parche | |
Career | |
Name: | USS Pushmataha (YTB-830) |
Awarded: | 5 June 1973 |
Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down: | 13 December 1973 |
Launched: | 31 July 1974 |
In service: | 14 October 1974 |
Struck: | 2 October 1995 |
Fate: | disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 13 September 1995 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Natick class Large District Harbor Tug |
Displacement: |
286 long tons (291 t) (light) 346 long tons (352 t) (full) |
Length: | 108 ft (33 m) |
Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement: | 12 |
Armament: | None |
USS Pushmataha (YTB-830) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug.[1] Pushmataha is thought to have been named in honor of noted Choctaw Nation warrior and statesman Chief Pushmataha.[by whom?]
Construction and commissioning[]
The contract for Pushmataha was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down down on 13 December 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 31 June 1974.
Operational history[]
Pushmataha was assigned to the San Francisco Bay area. Stricken from the Navy List 2 October 1995, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration 13 September 1995.
References[]
- ↑ "USS Pushmataha (YTB-830)". http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb830.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- 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 USS Pushmataha (YTB-830) at NavSource Naval History
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