USS Keokuk (YTB-771)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Keokuk.

Career
Name:	USS Keokuk
Builder:	Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama
Launched:	21 May 1964
Commissioned:	4 September 1964
Homeport:	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	270 long tons (274 t)
Length:	109 ft (33 m)
Beam:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Complement:	12

USS Keokuk (YTB-771) is a large harbor tugboat of the United States Navy launched on 21 May 1964 by the Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama; and placed in service on 4 September 1964, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jerry R. Richter in command.

Keokuk served in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as a tug and is currently in active service at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery at Navsource.org