USS Saco (YTB-796)
| 300px USS Missouri (BB-63) Sea and Anchor Detail stand at parade rest as USS Saco (YTB-796) maneuvers the battleship into port.at Naval Station Long Beach, California , 24 August 1988. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Saco (YTB-796) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 12 January 1968 |
| Launched: | 3 July 1968 |
| In service: | 14 September 1968 |
| Struck: | 30 May 2005 |
| Fate: | dismantled and scrapped, date unknown |
| 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 |
The third Saco (YTB-796) was laid down on 12 January 1968 by the Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin.; launched on 3 July 1968; placed in service on 14 September 1968; and assigned to the Naval Station, Guam. She serves there until reassignment to the Naval Station at Long Beach, California, where she served until her decommissioning in 2005.
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 Saco (YTB-796)
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