USS Kittanning (YTB-787)
| 300px Kittanning (YTB 787) and USS Opelika (YTB-798) assist the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY). | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kittanning |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 22 December 1965 |
| Launched: | 29 March 1966 |
| Acquired: | 19 May 1966 |
| Status: | Active assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY) |
| 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 |
The USS Kittanning (YTB-787) was laid down 22 December 1965 by Marinette Maine Corp. in Marinette, Wisconsin; and launched 29 March 1966.
The new large harbor tug was placed in service in the Pacific Fleet 27 October 1966; and in 1967 operates out of Yokosuka, Japan, assisting ships of the American and Allied navies in the Far East. Her labors, like those of countless other service ships, are a major source of American naval strength in the Far East helping to prevent that troubled region from being engulfed by war or communism.
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 Kittanning (YTB-787)
| ||||||||
.jpg){kind=link}
_tows_USS_Cushing_(DD-985)_out_of_Yokosuka.jpg){kind=link}