USS Washtucna (YTB-826)

Washtucna (lower right) assists submarine USS La Jolla (SSN-701) into her berth outboard of submarine USS Plunger (SSN-595) at Submarine Base San Diego, California, on 1 July 1982. Submarine tender USS Dixon (AS-37) is at the rear.
Career (United States)
Name:	USS Washtucna
Namesake:	Washtucna, a Native American chief, and the town of Washtucna, Washington
Awarded:	9 August 1971
Builder:	Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down:	1 May 1973
Launched:	9 October 1973
Acquired:	11 December 1973
Reclassified:	Yard tug, YT-801, 7 October 2008
Struck:	21 August 1997, but reinstated 7 October 2008
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	346 tons
Length:	108 ft (33 m)
Beam:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power:	2000 horsepower (1.5 MW)
Propulsion:	one diesel engine, one screw
Speed:	12 knots
Complement:	12

USS Washtucna (YTB-826), later YT-801), is a United States Navy large harbor tug, later yard tug, in commission from 1973 to 1997 and since 2008.

Washtucna (YTB-826) was laid down on 1 May 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by the Marinette Marine Corporation. She was launched on 9 October 1973 and delivered to the U.S. Navy on 11 December 1973. Placed in service at San Diego, California, soon thereafter, Washtucna performed local and coastal towing tasks for the 11th Naval District.

Washtucna was stricken from the Naval Register on 21 August 1997. However, she was reinstated on 7 October 2008 and simultaneously reclassified as a yard tug and redesignated YT-801.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive YTB-826 Washtucna