Neodesha (YTB-815)

*Neodesha* (YTB-815)
	Neodesha (YTB-815) approaches the USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial at Naval Station Pearl Harbor in December 1984.
History
United States
Awarded:	22 June 1970
Builder:	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Laid down:	10 May 1971
Launched:	6 October 1971
Acquired:	2 January 1971
Reclassified:	IX-540, 3 August 2007
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	282 long tons (287 t) (light); 344 long tons (350 t) (full);
Length:	109 ft (33 m)
Beam:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12
Armament:	None

Neodesha (YTB-815) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.[1]

Construction

The contract for Neodesha was awarded on 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 10 May 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 6 October 1971.

Operational history

Neodesha served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

On 3 August 2007 she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, given the hull number IX-540. Neodesha is assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One as a non-operational training hulk.

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References

"Neodesha (YTB-815)". Retrieved 2011-11-25.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entries can be found here and here.

External links

Photo gallery of Neodesha (YTB-815) at NavSource Naval History

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[1] "Neodesha (YTB-815)". Retrieved 2011-11-25.