USS Neoga (YTB-263)

300px USS Neoga (YTB-263) nudges USS Hancock (CVA-19) into the channel at Pearl Harbor.
Career
Name:	USS Neoga (YTB-263)
Builder:	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Co., Tacoma, WA
Laid down:	24 December 1943
Launched:	13 June 1944
In service:	21 October 1944
Out of service:	1 May 1965
Reclassified:	District Harbor Tug, Large YTB-264 15 May 1944 District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-263 in February 1962
Struck:	1 May 1965
Fate:	unknown
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cahto-class district harbor tug
Displacement:	410 long tons (417 t)
Length:	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam:	27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Draft:	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	12
Armament:	2 × .50-caliber machine guns

Neoga was laid down as YT–263, 24 December 1943, by the J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington.; named Neoga 28 April 1944; reclassified YTB–263, 15 May 1944; launched 13 June 1944; and placed in service 21 October 1944.

Service life

Neoga, a harbor tug, performed towing, docking, berthing, firefighting, and salvage services in the 14th Naval District, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, throughout her career. Redesignated YTM–263 in February 1962, she was placed out of service and struck from the Navy List 1 May 1965.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Neoga (YTB-263)