USS Cochise (YT-216)

USS Chochise (YTB-216) was a tugboat of the United States Navy named for Cochise, a chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache.

Construction
She was laid down as a wooden hulled ship (Originally YT-216) in Ipswich by W. A. Robinson Inc. In July 1944, she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to New York Harbor.

Service history
Chochise remained in service until 1966, when decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.