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YT-801
ex
 Washtucna (YTB-826) (1973 - 1997)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Xray - Kilo
 NUXK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 1 May 1973, at Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI.
  • Launched, 9 October 1973
  • Delivered to the Navy in 11 December 1973 and placed in service as Washtucna (YTB-826) in the 11th Naval District at Naval Station San Diego, CA.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 August 1997
  • Transferred to the Department of Interior, date unknown
  • Converted to Twin Z Drive, date and location unknown.
  • Reacquired by the Navy and reactivated to Active Service in Bangor WA. as the unnamed harbor tug YT-801
  • Current Disposition, active Puget Sound area
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw converted to twin Z-Drive
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    YTB-826 129k Washtucna (YTB-826) and Canonchet (YTB-823) alongside USS Fox (CG-33) at NAS North Island, in the late summer of 1978. USS Ranger (CV-61) is in the background. Photo by Richard Stiles
    YTB-826 121k Washtucna (YTB-826) coming alongside USS Constellation (CV-64) at NAS North Island in preparation for getting the carrier underway, September 1978. Photo taken from USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Photo by Richard Stiles
    YTB-826 704k Washtucna (YTB-826) nudges the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN-701) into her berth outboard of the 594 class attack submarine USS Plunger (SSN-595) at Sub Base San Diego, 1 July 1982. In the background is the submarine tender USS Dixon (AS-37). .
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-10231 by PH2 Randy Hays.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    McKee 126k Washtucna (YTB-826) maneuvering USS Tunny (SSN-682) alongside the submarine tender USS McKee (AS-41) at Naval Station Adak, AK., date unknown. Courtesy Tom Jordan
    USS Tunny (SSN-682) web site
    McKee 152k
    McKee 125k Washtucna (YTB-826), USS Tunny (SSN-682) and the submarine tender USS McKee (AS-41) at Naval Station Adak. AK., date unknown. Courtesy Tom Jordan
    USS Tunny (SSN-682) web site
    YTB-826 849k Washtucna (YTB-826) and another tug assist the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while mooring pierside at her homeport of Naval Station Everett, 20 August 2007, after a scheduled underway period off the coast of Southern California.
    US Navy photo # 070820-N-3390M-002 EVERETT, Wash. (Aug. 20, 2007) by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Douglas G. Morrison.    		 Chet Morris
    Washtucna (YTB-826)
    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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