USS Opelika (YTB-798)
| 300px USS Kittanning (YTB-787) and USS Opelika (YTB-798) assist the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY). | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Opelika |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 23 February 1968 |
| Launched: | 21 August 1968 |
| Acquired: | 30 January 1969 |
| Status: | active in service |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 Opelika (YTB–798) was laid down 23 February 1968 by the Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wise.; launched 21 August 1968; and delivered to the Navy 30 January 1968 for service at the Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines. She has continued busy operations there until that base closed in 1992. She was transferred Yokosuka, Japan and is active in service there as of 2010.
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 Opelika (YTB-798)
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