USS Muskegon (YTB-763)
| USS Muskegon (YTB-763) Muskegon (YTB-763) while working alongside a ship at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY), 13 May 2004 | |
| Career (USA) |  |
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| Name: | Muskegon (YTB-763) |
| Builder: | Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA |
| Laid down: | 1 February 1962 |
| Launched: | 8 August 1962 |
| Completed: | 19 April 1963 |
| In service: | April 1963 |
| Status: | in active service as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick-class tug |
| Displacement: | 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 109 feet (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel, single screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 12 |
The second Muskegon (YTB‑763) was laid down in February 1962 by the Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, La.; launched in August 1962; and completed in April 1963 for assignment as a yard tug in the 11th Naval District at San Diego. Into 1969, she continues in this small but significant duty.
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 Muskegon (YTB-763)
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