For other ships of the same name, see USS Muskegon.
USS Muskegon (YTB-763) | |
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Muskegon (YTB-763) while working alongside a ship at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY), 13 May 2004 | |
Career (USA) | |
Name: | Muskegon (YTB-763) |
Awarded: | 7 December 1961 |
Builder: | Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA |
Laid down: | 1 February 1962 |
Launched: | 8 August 1962 |
Completed: | 19 April 1963 |
In service: | April 1963 |
Status: | in active service as of 2012 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Natick class Large District 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) |
Propulsion: | diesel, single screw |
Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement: | 12 |
USS Muskegon (YTB‑763), is a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug. She is the second ship to be named for Muskegon, Michigan.[1]
Construction and commissioning[]
The contract for Muskegon was awarded 7 December 1961. She was laid down down on 1 February 1962 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 8 August 1962.
Operational history[]
Assigned as a yard tug to the 11th Naval District at San Diego, Muskegon remained there into 1969. Sometime before March 1994 Muskegon was transferred to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
References[]
- ↑ "USS Muskegon (YTB-763)". http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb763.htm. Retrieved 22 October 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 USS Muskegon (YTB-763) at NavSource Naval History
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