USS Eufaula (YTB-800)

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After being positioned over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Mighty Servant 1 at Algeciras, Spain, 1 April 1992, USS Tonkawa (YTB-786) and USS Eufaula (YTB-800), and the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM-5) wait to be raised out of the water.
Career
Name: USS Eufaula (YTB-800)
Builder: Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA
Laid down: 5 August 1968
Launched: 22 February 1969
Acquired: 3 July 1969
Fate: disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 7 December 1992
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

Eufaula was a Natick Class District Harbor Tug serving the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA and Naval Station Rota, Spain from 1969 - 2000.

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