USS Antigo (YTB-792)
| 300px USS Ahoskie (YTB-804), left, sprays streams of water into the air as USS Antigo (YTB-792) comes alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DDG-39) to escort her up the Cooper River to Naval Station, Charleston, 22 March 1991. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Antigo (YTB-792) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 27 September 1966 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1967 |
| Acquired: | 10 July 1967 |
| Struck: | 26 June 1999 |
| Fate: | Sold by GSA for commercial service, 17 May 2000, to McAllister Towing, renamed Donal G. McAllister |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick-class tugboat |
| Displacement: | 283 long tons (288 t) |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
The second Antigo (YTB-792) was laid down on September 27, 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by the Marinette Marine Corp.; launched on April 18, 1967; completed in July 1967; and placed in service soon thereafter.
Assigned to the 6th Naval District and based at Charleston, South Carolina, Antigo has spent her entire Navy career providing towing and other support services for ships visiting Charleston. She was struck 26 June 1999 and sold the next year.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Antigo (YTB-792)
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