USS Naugatuck (YTM–753) | |
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Career (USA) | |
Name: | USS Naugatuck |
Namesake: | An Indian word meaning “one tree” or “fork of the river.” |
Builder: | Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Laid down: | date unknown |
Launched: | 1953 |
In service: | 21 January 1963 |
Out of service: | date unknown |
Fate: | Scrapped 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | tugboat |
Displacement: | 295 tons |
Length: | 107’ |
Beam: | 27’ |
Draft: | 12’ |
Speed: | 12 knots |
Crew: | 10 crew members |
USS Naugatuck (YTM-753) was a tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy from the U.S. Army. She was assigned to harbor duty at New York City harbor.
Acquired from the U.S. Army[]
Naugatuck – the second U.S. Navy ship to be so named—was a medium harbor tug, was taken over from the Army in 1963. Built as an Army Design 423 Large Tug by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana, delivered February 1953,[1] LT–1964 served the Army until acquired by the Navy in 1962, on a loan basis. The Navy assumed permanent possession the next year, and effective 21 January 1963 the tug was named and reclassified Naugatuck (YTM–753).
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Assigned duties in the 3rd Naval District, she continued to provide services in the New York Harbor area into 1970. The ship was scrapped in 1974.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 T. Colton (23 November 2011). "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST)". ShipBuilding History. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/armytugs.htm. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
See also[]
- U.S. Navy
- Tugboat
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