USS Niantic (YTB-781)
| AlternateTextHere An aerial port side view of USS Ranger (CV 61), with her Sailors manning the rails and aircraft of the Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) on her deck, as she is nudged into position by harbor tugs USS Neodesha (YTB-815), Niantic (YTB-781) and USS Waxahachie (YTB-814) upon arrival at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI,. 8 March 1993. | |
| Career (USA) |  |
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| Name: | USS Niantic (YTB-781) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 10 December 1964 |
| Launched: | 7 September 1965 |
| Completed: | 10 November 1965 |
| In service: | 1966 |
| Out of service: | 26 April 2006 |
| Struck: | 26 April 2006 |
| Fate: | sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) reuse/conversion, 11 February 2008 |
| 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 USS Niantic (YTB–781) was laid down 10 December 1964 by the Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin; launched, without ceremony, 7 September 1965; and placed in service in the 14th Naval District in June 1966. Assigned to the 14th Naval District, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the large harbor tug Niantic has performed in the waters off Hawaii until she was decommissioned on 26 April 2006.
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 Niantic (YTB-781)
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