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Iuka (YTB-819)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - Lima - Tango
 NOLT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Contract awarded, 09 August 1971
  • Laid down, 20 September 1972
  • Launched, 12 April 1973
  • Delivered and placed in service as Iuka (YTB-819), 26 July 1973
  • Stationed at Naval Construction Batallion Center, Port Hueneme, CA, at least 1982 - 1995
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 October 1995
  • Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 21 March 1996
  • Used as a training vessel for the Seamanship program at Tongue Point Job Corps Center, Astoria, OR
  • For sale by GSA auction, November 2021
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 tons (lt) 346 tons (fl)
    Length 108'
    Beam 29'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    single Fairbanks-Morse 3808 1/8 10-cylinder diesel
    single propeller 2000hp
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    Iuka
    140981902    		 107k Iuka (YTB-819) as completed at Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1973. Photo by Wendell Wilkie from Ted Stone photo collection. George Schneider
    Iuka
    140981903    		 151k Iuka (YTB-819) and Pawhuska (YTB-822) moored at Port Hueneme, CA, 02 January 1984. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    Iuka
    140981904    		 82k Ex-Iuka (YTB-819) at Astoria, OR, 18 March 2004. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    Iuka
    140981901    		 93k The former Iuka (YTB-819) lying at Tongue Point, Astoria, OR, circa 2021. Photo from GSA auction listing. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history for Iuka (YTB-819) available at NavSource
    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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    Last Updated 12 November 2021