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Natchitoches (YTB-799)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Mike - Charlie - Lima NMCL

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Laid down, 24 June 1968, at Southern Shipbuilding Corp, Slidell, LA.

Launched, 9 January 1969

Delivered to the Navy in 29 May 1969 and initially placed in service at Boston, MA., as Natchitoches (YTB-799)

Reassigned to Naval Station Puget Sound, Everett, WA., date unknown

Reassigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, S.C., date unknown

Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 13 October 1995

Transferred to the US Army, Corps Of Engineers, 28 December 1995, renamed D. L. Billmaier

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 286 t.(lt) 346 t.(fl)
Length 108'
Beam 29'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 12
Armament unknown
Propulsion Diesel, single screw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Natchitoches (YTB-799)
	2835k	Natchitoches (YTB-799) heads across Charleston harbor with reporters and cameramen aboard. The media personnel are covering the return of the guided-missile destroyer *USS Macdonough* (DDG-39) and the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG-47)** to Naval Station Charleston, South Carolina. The two ships left Charleston on September 21, 1990, for the Persian Gulf, where they served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DN-ST-91-06712 (22 March 1991) , a US Navy photo by JO2 Oscar Sosa USN, now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.	Robert M. Cieri
	32k	Natchitoches (YTB-799) underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy navysite.de	Robert Hurst
US Army Tug D.L. Billmaier
	324k	US Army Corps of Engineers tug *D.L. Billmaier* (ex-Natchitoches (YTB-799)) and crane barge *H.J. Schwartz* tied to the breakwater at Two Harbors, MN, 20 September 2008. Photo courtesy Pete Markham	Robert Hurst
	993k	US Army Corps of Engineers tug *D.L. Billmaier* (ex-Natchitoches (YTB-799)) and crane barge *H.J. Schwartz* tied to the breakwater at Two Harbors, MN, 20 September 2008. Photo courtesy Pete Markham	Robert Hurst
	102k	US Army Corps of Engineers tug *D.L. Billmaier* (ex-Natchitoches (YTB-799)) and crane barge *H.J. Schwartz* underway on Great Lakes, date unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst

Natchitoches (YTB-799)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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