USS Tamaqua (YTB-797)
| 300px Tamaqua (YTB-797) moored at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines, 26 October 1983. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Tamaqua (YTB-797) |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 16 January 1968 |
| Launched: | 14 August 1968 |
| In service: | 26 January 1969 |
| Struck: | 25 May 2005 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 18 October 2005 |
| 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 |
Tamaqua (YTB-797) was laid down on 16 January 1968 at Marinette, Wis., by the Marinette Marine Corp., and launched on 14 August 1968. Placed in service in November of the same year, Tamaqua was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and has served in the western Pacific until her retirement 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 Tamaqua (YTB-797)
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