Tuskegee (YTB-806)

*Tuskegee* (YTB-806)
	Tuskegee (YTB-806) and Niantic (YTB-781) assist USS Ranger (CV-61) while docking at the Naval Supply Center pier at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 1 June 1991.
History
Awarded:	4 March 1969
Builder:	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down:	25 September 1969
Launched:	15 April 1970
In service:	2 October 1970
Stricken:	26 April 2006
Fate:	Sold 11 February 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	282 long tons (287 t) (light); 341 long tons (346 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

Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama.[1]

Construction

The contract for Tuskegee was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 25 September 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1970.

Operational history

Tuskegee served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her entire career.

Stricken from the Navy List 26 April 2006, ex-Tuskegee was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse or conversion, 11 February 2008.

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References

"Tuskegee (YTB-806)". Retrieved 2011-11-14.

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.

External links

Photo gallery of Tuskegee (YTB-806) at NavSource Naval History

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[1] "Tuskegee (YTB-806)". Retrieved 2011-11-14.