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Massapequa (YTB-807)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Xray - Juliet
NKXJ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Natick Class District Harbor Tug. Large:

Laid down, 30 October 1969, at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Launched, 27 May 1970

Delivered, 30 November 1970

Placed in service as Massapequa (YTB-807), 27 November 1971

Active in service Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan

Specifications:
Displacement 282 t.(lt) 344 t. (fl)
Length 109'
Beam 29'
Draft 14'
Speed unknown
Complement 12
Armament none
Propulsion diesel, single screw

Size	Image Description	Source
64k	Massapequa (YTB-807) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.	Stan Svec
2836k	Massapequa (YTB-807) pushes on the stern of the aircraft carrier Midway (CV-41) as the carrier departs *Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan* for the last time, 10 August 1991. Midway was based in Japan since 1973, was replaced by the aircraft carrier Independence (CV-62) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. DVIC photo # DN-ST-92-00270 by ENS Jeff Hilton	Defense Visual Information Center
2836k	As the aircraft carrier Midway (CV-41) departs *Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan* for the last time, 10 August 1991.Massapequa (YTB-807) sprays water into the air as she escorts the carrier away from the pier. The *Midway* had been based in Japan since 1973 DVIC photo # DN-ST-92-00276 by ENS Jeff Hilton	Defense Visual Information Center
3862k	Massapequa (YTB-807) lower right, and the other harbor craft maneuver the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-61) into port at *Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 18 August 1992, as the carrier visits Japan for the last time during her final deployment prior to decommissioning. DVIC photo # DN-SC-93-05593* by PH2 Steven Cooke.	Defense Visual Information Center
3987k	Massapequa (YTB-807) moves up to the stern of the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to assist the carrier in docking at *Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 4 August 1994. DVIC photo # DN-SC-95-00718* by PHAA Jason Kyle Trahan.	Defense Visual Information Center
157k	*USS Kitty Hawk* (CV-63)** is pushed away from a pier by Massapequa (YTB-807) and Muskegon (YTB-763) at Commander Fleet Activities Base (FAB) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 10 February 2005. US Navy photo # 050210-N-5686B-005 by PH2 Crystal M. Brooks	Robert M. Cieri
68k	Massapequa (YTB-807) breaks away from the guided-missile frigate Vandegrift (FFG-48) as the frigate departs Yokosuka Bay for the last time as a home-ported vessel of *Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 14 August 2006. Vandegrift is moving to its new homeport of San Diego, CA., after being part of Destroyer Squadron Fifteen* (DESRON 15) for nearly ten years. DVIC photo # 060814-N-2716P-032 by MC1 Paul J. Phelps, USN.	Defense Visual Information Center
1440k	Massapequa (YTB-807) Opelika (YTB-708) guide destroyer *USS Curtis Wilbur* (DDG-54) away from the pier at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan. Curtis Wilbur** will be operating off the coast of Japan. US Navy photo # 070123-N-6106R-054 (23 January 2007) by MCSN Stephen W. Rowe.	Robert M. Cieri
515k	The commercial harbor tug *Noshiro* assist *USS Blue Ridge* (LCC-19)** as she returns to her berth at Fleet Activities Yokosuka after a scheduled underway period. In the foreground are the tugs Manistee (YTB-782); Massapequa (YTB-807); and Opelika (YTB-798) and in the background is *USS George Washington* (CVN-73)** along with various yard craft. US Navy photo # 090324-N-9520G-113 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 24, 2009) by MC2 Nardelito Geravcio.	Bill Gonyo
1133k	Tugs Massapequa (YTB-807) and Manistee (YTB-782) assist *USS Blue Ridge* (LCC-19) as she departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a spring underway period. Blue Ridge** will participate in bilateral exercises "Key Resolve" and "Terminal Fury". US Navy photo # 100302-N-2013O-002 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 2, 2010) by MC3 Charles Oki.	Lee Wahler

There is no DANFS history available for Massapequa (YTB-807) 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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