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USS Houma (YTB-811) assists USS Talbot (DEG-4) into her berth at Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 14 June 1984.
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| Career
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| Name: |
USS Houma (YTB-811) |
| Builder: |
Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| Laid down: |
1 December 1970 |
| Launched: |
8 May 1971 |
| In service: |
23 September 1971 |
| Struck: |
9 November 1999 |
| Fate: |
Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 6 March 2003, to Marine Tug LLC, Falmouth, ME. for $138,000 |
| General characteristics
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| 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 |
For other ships of the same name, see
USS Houma.
USS Houma (YTB-811) was a Natick class tugboat serving in Naval Base Roosevelt Roads, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Houma served this district from 1971 until 1999, when she was struck and sold to a private concern.
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