USS Tuscumbia (YTB-762)
| Career (USA) |  100x35px |
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| Name: | Tuscumbia |
| Namesake: | A city in and county seat of Colbert County in northwest Alabama. |
| Builder: | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down: | September 1945 |
| Launched: | November 1945 |
| Completed: | January 1946 |
| In service: | December 1961 |
| Out of service: | date unknown |
| Homeport: |
San Diego, California Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Fate: | not known |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | Natick-class district harbor tug large |
| Tons burthen: | 356 tons |
| Length: | 109' |
| Beam: | 31' |
| Draft: | 14' |
| Propulsion: | not known |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | crew of 12 |
| Armament: | not known |
USS Tuscumbia (YTB-762) was a Natick-class district harbor tug large acquired in 1961. She served in the Pacific Ocean, initially at San Diego, California, then at Pearl Harbor where she provided services to the fleet from Guam to Hawaii. There is no record of her decommissioning, and it is possible she is no longer in service.
Built in Portland, Oregon
The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Tuscumbia (YTB-762) was laid down in September 1945, at Portland, Oregon, by the Commercial Iron Works; launched in November 1945, and completed in January 1946.
Operational history
Records of her subsequent career are scarce but the ship apparently lay in reserve for a decade and one-half and was not placed in service until December 1961.
She then served at San Diego, California, attached to the 11th Naval District, until shifted to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to operate in the 14th Naval District providing the necessary tug and tow services to support the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1963 to and into 1978.
Decommissioning
There is no record of Tuscumbia decommissioning, but it is likely she is no longer in service.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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