USS Wenatchee (YTB-808)

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USS Wenatchee (YTB-808) underway in San Diego harbor, 14 December 1984
Career
Name: USS Wenatchee (YTB-808)
Builder: Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down: 24 November 1969
Launched: 7 July 1970
Acquired: 21 December 1970
Status: Active in service as of 2010
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 second Wenatchee (YTB-808), a large harbor tug, was laid down on 24 November 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Pedersen Builders, Inc.; launched on 7 July 1970; and placed in service on Christmas Day 1970.

The tug was assigned to the 11th Naval District and, since going into service, has operated at San Diego, Calif. As of 2010, she was still active at Bremerton, Washington.

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