Eufaula (YTB-800)
Appearance
After being positioned over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Mighty Servant 1 at Algeciras, Spain, 1 April 1992, USS Tonkawa (YTB-786) and USS Eufaula (YTB-800), and the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM-5) wait to be raised out of the water.
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History | |
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Name | USS Eufaula (YTB-800) |
Builder | Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA |
Laid down | 5 August 1968 |
Launched | 22 February 1969 |
Acquired | 3 July 1969 |
Fate | disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 7 December 1992 |
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 USS Eufaula (YTB-800) was a Natick Class District Harbor Tug serving the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA and Naval Station Rota, Spain from 1969 - 2000.
References
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