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Seminole (YT 805)

Valiant (Z-TECH 4500) Class Harbor Tug:

Built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA (YN 251)

Contract awarded, 25 March 2008

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, 06 November 2010

Delivered and placed in service as Seminole (YT 805), 11 April 2011

Current Disposition, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), active at Yokosuka

Specifications:
Displacement 460 tons (lt) 590 tons (fl)
Length 82' waterline, 90' overall
Beam 38' 3"
Draft 12' 5"
Depth 16' 5"
Speed 12.4 kts (trial)

Accommodations

Officers 2

Enlisted 4

Armament two .50 cal machine guns

Propulsion

two Caterpillar CAT 3512C 1800bhp diesel engines

two Schottel Model SRP 1012 steering/propulsion Z-Drive units

two fixed pitch propellers, providing 42 tons (92,500 lb) bollard pull ahead, 45 tons (99,205 lb) astern

two R.A. Mitchell Co. diesel generator sets with a John Deere 6068SFM75 prime mover, each rated at 130Kw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Seminole (YT 805)
140880501	340k	Launching of Seminole (YT 805) at Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA, 06 November 2010.	Photo by Alan Burchett, fremonttugboat.com
140880503	240k	Guided-missile destroyer *USS Fitzgerald* (DDG 62)** tows the tugboat Seminole (YT 805), the first of the new Z-drive tugboats put into service at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, during a towing exercise, 26 May 2011. Fitzgerald towed Seminole 600 feet astern for 30 minutes while executing a 90-degree turn. U.S. Navy photo 110526-N-6451M-002 by LT(jg) Bill Morrison	Dave Wright
140880504	933k	Tug Seminole (YT 805) from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka pushes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Lassen* (DDG 82)** from the pier as the ship gets underway, 19 January 2012. Lassen was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON 15) and forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo 120119-N-HV737-032 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte C. Oliver	Robert Hurst
140880508	888k	Children of sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer *USS McCampbell* (DDG 85)** watch the as the ship departs Yokosuka for a patrol of the western Pacific, 17 May 2012. U.S. Navy photo 120517-N-IO627-003 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith	Robert Hurst
140880509	470k	Seminole (YT-805), assigned to Fleet Activities Yokosuka Port Operations, pulls alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser *USS Cowpens* (CG 63)** as the ship made preparations for getting underway. Cowpens was part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the US Navy’s only forward deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo 120822-N-TX154-045 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly	Robert Hurst
140880507	976k	Seminole (YT 805) assisting *USS Preble* (DDG 88)** as the destroyer gets underway at Yokosuka, 18 June 2013. U.S. Navy photo 130618-N-TX154-036 by MC3 Paul Kelly, via Robert Allan website	Dave Wright
10011985	341k	The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship *USS Blue Ridge* (LCC 19)** returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, being assisted into her berth by Seminole (YT-805) and Puyallup (YT-806), 04 September 2013. U.S. Navy photo 130904-N-TE278-126 by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas	Lee Wahler
140880505	806k	Tug Seminole (YT 805) assists in mooring Virginia-class attack submarine *USS Texas* (SSN 775)** at Yokosuka, Japan, 05 February 2015. U.S. Navy photo 160205-N-ED185-093 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds	Robert Hurst
NS0276av	132k	The Valiant class tug Seminole (YT 805) passes the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, *USS Ronald Reagan* (CVN 76)** moored pierside at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Japan, 22 February 2016. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. U.S. Navy photo 160222-N-XN177-142 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart	Ron Reeves
140880502	846k	The Valiant-class yard tugboat Seminole (YT 805) assists the Royal Canadian Navy Victoria-class submarine *HMCS Chicoutimi* (SSK-879) as the submarine arrives at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka for a port visit, 18 October 2017. Helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) and icebreaker JS Shirase (AGB-5003)** are in the background. U.S. Navy photo 171018-N-XN177-140 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart	Dave Wright
140880506	976k	Sailors assigned to port operations at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) prepare for the first harbor evolution of the new year on the Valiant class tugboats Seminole (YT 805) (pictured) and Puyallup (YT 806), 07 January 2019. U.S. Navy photo 190107-N-GH917-0014 by Garrett Zopfi	Dave Wright