Yuma (YTM-748)

Yuma (YTM-748)

History
United States
Name	LT-2078 (1952–1964)[1] Yuma (1964–1980) LT-2078 (1980) Delaware (1980–1989) Mobile Point (1989–1995) Delaware (1995–2008) Mobile Point (2008–2009) Lesli M (2009–2012) Taurus (2012–2017) Nels J (2017–)
Namesake	The Yuma, a Native American people
Owner	US Army (1952–1964)[1] US Navy (1964–1980) US Army (1980) Hvide Marine Incorporated (1980–1995) Sanders Towboat Company (1995–2008) SeaBulk Towing Services Incorporated (2008–2009) True North Marine Incorporated (2009–2012) Fournier Towing and Ship Service (2012–2017) Heritage Marine Incorporated (2017–)
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, California
Completed	1954
Acquired	September 1964
In service	September 1964
Out of service	August 1976
Identification	MMSI number: 367789620 Callsign: WDJ5618
Status	In commercial service
General characteristics
Class and type	Chicopee class
Type	Medium harbor tug
Tonnage	129 tons gross
Displacement	310 tons (full)
Length	107 ft (33 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Speed	12 knots
Complement	16

The third USS Yuma (YTM-748) was a medium harbor tug that served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1976.

Yuma was built at San Diego, California, by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO),^[2] for the United States Army, which took delivery of her in 1954, and designated her "large tug" LT-2078. The U.S. Navy acquired LT-2078 from the Army in September 1964. The Navy classified her as a medium harbor tug, designated her YTM-748, and named her Yuma.

Yuma was assigned to the 12th Naval District and served as a harbor tug at San Francisco, California, until placed out of service in August 1976. She was then assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet and berthed at Bremerton, Washington. She was sold into commercial service.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of Yuma (YTM-748) at NavSource Naval History