USS Wapakoneta (YTB-766)
.jpg) USS Wapakoneta (YTB-766) | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Wapakoneta |
| Namesake: | Wapakoneta, a Shawnee chief, and the town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, home town of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon |
| Builder: | Southern Shipbuilding Company, Slidell, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 1 August 1962 |
| Launched: | 11 June 1963 |
| Acquired: | 25 July 1963 |
| Struck: | 16 April 2001 |
| Fate: | Sold 16 July 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick-class large harbor tug |
| Displacement: | 356 tons (full) |
| Length: | 109 ft 0 in (33.22 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) |
| Installed power: | 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) |
| Propulsion: | one diesel engine, one screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 12 |
The second USS Wapakoneta (YTB-766) was a United States Navy large harbor tug in commission from 1963 to 2001.
Wapakoneta was laid down on 1 August 1962 by Southern Shipbuilding Company at Slidell, Louisiana. She was launched on 11 June 1963 and delivered to the U.S. Navy on 25 July 1963.
In October 1963, Wapakoneta was placed in service in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia. She performed unglamorous, but vital, duties in those waters, providing tug and tow services, pilot assistance, and stand-by waterfront fire protection.
After more than 37 years of service at Norfolk Naval Base, Wapakoneta was stricken from the Navy List on 16 April 2001 and was sold on 16 July 2001.
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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