USS Manhattan (YTB-779)
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| Career (USA) |  |
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| Name: | USS Manhattan (YTB-779) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1964 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1965 |
| Completed: | 15 July 1965 |
| In service: | 19 August 1965 |
| Struck: | 1 October 2004 |
| Fate: | Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 23 August 2005, sold to Grant Westmoreland, LMW Investments Inc. for $151,888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick |
| Displacement: | 356 tons |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engine, single screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 12 |
The third Manhattan (YTB‑779) was laid down 1 October 1964 by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis.; launched 15 July 1965; and placed in service 19 August 1965.
Assigned to the Pacific Fleet, the large harbor tug transited the Panama Canal and steamed to Hawaii for duty in the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor. The vital harbor services which she performs would do credit to a much larger ship; the skilled seamanship of Manhattan and the Navy’s other small craft is a critical component in keeping combatants and other large ships in a state of peak readiness, and is thus a significant contribution to the Navy’s power to keep the peace. She continued this duty until she was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 23 August 2005, to Grant Westmoreland, LMW Investments Inc. for $151,888
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 Manhattan (YTB-779)
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