Washtucna (YTB-826)

*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.
History
United States
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
Stricken:	21 August 1997
Reinstated:	7 October 2008
Identification:	IMO number: 9068304
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	286 long tons (291 t) (light); 346 long tons (352 t) (full);
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:	Diesel engine, one screw; Converted to twin z-drive, 2008;
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12

Washtucna (YTB-826) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Chief Washtucna of the Palus tribe.

Construction

The contract for Washtucna was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down on 1 May 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 9 October 1973.

Operational history

Placed in service at San Diego, California, Washtucna performed local and coastal towing tasks for the 11th Naval District.

Stricken from the Navy List 21 August 1997, ex-Washtucna was transferred to the Department of the Interior at Midway Island[1] 17 October 1997. Converted to twin z-drive,[2] she was reacquired by the navy and reinstated on 7 October 2008. Ex-Washtucna was simultaneously reclassified and redesignated as unnamed yard tug YT-801.

Currently in active service at Bangor, Washington as Z-826.[2]

gollark: Aaand... actually done!

gollark: ... apart from active cooling on the middle ring. I forgot that.

gollark: The WHY-10000 is finally complete and fully running. It's a self-contained 3-reactor system generating more than 300kRF/t (max).

gollark: Active cooling... kind of working, maybe.

gollark: D-D#2 electromagnets online, time to activate it.

References

Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide To The Ships And Aircraft Of The U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 344. ISBN 1591146852.
"The tug Z-826 Washtucna helped us get away from the dock and get underway". Retrieved 2012-07-27.

This article incorporates 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 entries can be found here and here.

External links

Photo gallery of Washtucna (YTB-826) at NavSource Naval History

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[1] Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide To The Ships And Aircraft Of The U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 344. ISBN 1591146852.

[z826-2] "The tug Z-826 Washtucna helped us get away from the dock and get underway". Retrieved 2012-07-27.