| USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) | |
|---|---|
 USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) and USS 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. | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) |
| Awarded: | 4 March 1969 |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1969 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1970 |
| In service: | 2 October 1970 |
| Struck: | 26 April 2006 |
| Fate: | Sold 11 February 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Natick class Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: |
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: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama.[1]
Construction and commissioning[]
The contract for Tuskegee was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down 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[]
- ↑ "USS 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 USS Tuskegee (YTB-806) at NavSource Naval History
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