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Menominee (YT 807)


Valiant (Z-TECH 4500) Class Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Martinac Shipbuilding Corp, Tacoma, WA (YN 255)
  • Contract awarded, 08 October 2010
  • Laid down, 01 March 2011
  • Launched, 03 December 2011
  • Placed in service as Menominee (YT 807), 18 May 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
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    Menominee (YT 807)
    YT-807
    140880701
    229k Menominee (YT 807) shortly after completion at Martinac Shipbuilding, 2012.
    Photo copyright Tom Langford
    Tom Langford
    YT-807
    140880702
    60k Menominee (YT 807) departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka (FLEACT) to assist a ship returning to port.
    US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart
    workboat.com
    YT-807
    140880703
    645k The Valiant-class yard tugboat Menominee (YT 807) assists the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Shiloh (CG 67) as it departs Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka to continue its patrol, 06 October 2016.
    US Navy photo 161006-N-XN177-040 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart
    Dave Wright
    YT-807
    140880704
    629k Menominee (YT 807) underway at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, 26 July 2019.
    Photo by Hunini, via Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 4.0
    Robert Hurst
    YT-807
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    581k Menominee (YT 807) underway at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, 26 July 2019.
    Photo by Hunini, via Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 4.0
    Robert Hurst
    YT-807
    140880706
    980k Menominee (YT 807) mooring the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) as it arrives at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka for a port visit, 02 March 2017.
    US Navy photo 170302-N-ED185-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds
    Robert Hurst
    YT-808
    140880708
    935k Menominee (YT 807) assists the non-self-propelled barracks bhip USS Nueces (APL 40) into a dry-dock in preparation for Super Typhoon Hagibis at Yokosuka, 10 October 2019.
    US Navy photo 191010-N-HH215-1059 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler R. Fraser
    John Spivey
    YT-807
    140880707
    623k Menominee (YT 807) assists the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka as the submarine arrives for a port visit, 10 January 2022.
    Official US Navy photo via Twitter
    Dave Wright

    There is no DANFS history for Menominee (YT 807) 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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