USS Cahto (YTB-215)

Career
Name:	USS Cahto (YTB-215)
In service:	1 June 1944
Out of service:	6 May 1957
Reclassified:	YTB-215 on 15 May 1944
Fate:	unknown
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cahto-class district harbor tug
Displacement:	410 long tons (417 t)
Length:	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam:	27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Draft:	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	12
Armament:	2 × .50-caliber machine guns

Cahto was laid down as YT-215 and reclassified YTB-215 on 15 May 1944 prior to being placed in service on 1 June for duty in the 3rd Naval District. She remained in operation there until 5 July 1956 when she was transferred to the 6th Naval District, remaining active until her disposal on 6 May 1957.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.