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| Career
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| Name: |
USS Marinette |
| Builder: |
Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: |
8 September 1966 |
| Launched: |
10 April 1967 |
| Acquired: |
10 June 1967 |
| In service: |
3 July 1967 |
| Struck: |
25 May 2005 |
| Fate: |
sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 2 August 2006, to John VanPuffelen, Savanah Marine Services, Inc., for $125,000, fate unknown |
| General characteristics
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| 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 |
Marinette (YTB‑791) was laid down by the Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., 8 September 1966; launched 10 April 1967; and placed in service 3 July 1967. A large harbor tug, Marinette has performed miscellaneous tugging services for the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk, Va., until she was taken out of service in 2005.
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