USS Nogalesen (YTB-777)

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Career (USA)
Name: USS Nogalesen (YTB-777)
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down: 12 August 1964
Launched: 24 June 1965
Acquired: 22 October 1965
Struck: 13 March 2001
Fate: disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 24 April 2003
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

Nogales (YTB–777) was laid down at Marinette Marine Corp. Marinette, WI., 12 August 1964; launched 24 June 1965; and placed in service 22 October 1965.

Upon completion late in July 1965, Nogales left the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway for delivery to the Navy at Pearl Harbor. Placed in service in October this tug soon steamed for duty in the western Pacific. Equipped with firefighting equipment and designed to work along side every ship in the fleet, YTB–777 continued assisting the Pacific Fleet from her homeport at Naval Station, Guam, until she was disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 24 April 2003.

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