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USS Massapequa (YTB-807) breaks away from the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) as the frigate departs Yokosuka Bay for the last time as a home-ported vessel of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 14 August 2006.
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| Career
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| Name: |
USS Massapequa (YTB-807) |
| Builder: |
Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| Laid down: |
30 October 1969 |
| Launched: |
27 May 1970 |
| Acquired: |
30 November 1970 |
| In service: |
27 November 1971 |
| Status: |
In service as of 2010 |
| 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 |
USS Massapequa (YTB-807) was aid down, 30 October 1969, at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI and launched 27 May 1970. She has served as a tugboat in Yokosuka, Japan and is active as of 2010.
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