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Puyallup (YT 806)

Valiant (Z-TECH 4500) Class Harbor Tug:

Built by Martinac Shipbuilding Corp, Tacoma, WA (YN 254)

Contract awarded, 08 October 2010

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Delivered and placed in service as Puyallup (YT 806), 19 March 2012

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
Puyallup (YT 806)
140880604	208k	Puyallup (YT 806), at left, and Menominee (YT 807), at right (minus her upper superstructure), under construction at at Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, WA. December 2011. Photo copyright Tom Langford	Tom Langford
140880603	227k	Puyallup (YT 806) at Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, WA, 2012. Photo copyright Tom Langford	Tom Langford
140880602	210k	Puyallup (YT 806) at Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, WA, 2012. Photo copyright Tom Langford	Tom Langford
140880601	284k	Puyallup (YT 806), left, and Menominee (YT 807), right, at Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, WA, 2012. Both tugs were "piggybacked" to Yokosuka on a commercial vessel. Photo copyright Tom Langford	Tom Langford
140880605	415k	Two shipboard cranes slowly lift Puyallup (YT 806) from the water onto heavy-lift vessel *Palembang* at the Port of Tacoma for its journey to Yokosuka, 28 February 2012.	Dave Wright
140880606	301k		Dave Wright
10011985	341k	The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship *USS Blue Ridge* (LCC 19)** returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, assisted into her berth by Seminole (YT-805) and Puyallup (YT-806), 04 September 2013. US Navy photo 130904-N-TE278-126 by MC3 Paolo Bayas	Lee Wahler
140880608	1005k	Valiant-class harbor tug Puyallup (YT 806) underway at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), 26 July 2019. Nueces (APL 40) is moored in the background. Photo by Hunini, via Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 4.0	Robert Hurst
140880607	1018k	Valiant-class harbor tug Puyallup (YT 806), assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), guides the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer *USS Rafael Peralta* (DDG 115)** into port after completing a homeport change from San Diego, California, to join the U.S. 7th Fleet, 04 February 2021. US Navy photo 210204-N-HH215-1081 by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Tyler R. Fraser	Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history for Puyallup (YT 806) available at NavSource

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
"New Navy tugs have the finesse, power for a wide range of duties", by Brian Gauvin Professional Mariner, July 2, 2012

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