USS Kalispell (YTB-784)
| 300px Kalispell (YTB-784) pushes against the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61) as she guides the carrier into her berth. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kalispell (YTB-784) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 14 September 1965 |
| Launched: | 13 December 1965 |
| Completed: | 23 November 1965 |
| Acquired: | 3 May 1966 |
| Struck: | 16 February 2002 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 9 May 2005 |
| 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 |
Kalispell (TTB-784) was laid down by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., 14 September 1965; launched 13 December; and placed in service 3 May 1966.
Kalispell served in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA until the Vietnam war when she was reassigned to Task Force 117, the Mobile Riverine Force and participated in many campaigns. After the war she served in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines and Diego Garcia before being scrapped in 2005. She earned eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service.
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 Kalispell (YTB-784)
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