Ketchikan (YTB-795)

Tugboat of the United States Navy

Ketchikan (YTB-795)

A starboard bow view of USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) being assisted by Ketchikan (YTB-795) and another tug, while docking at Sierra Pier, Naval Station Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99.

History
United States
Ordered| 15 June 1967
Builder| Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down| 18 December 1967
Launched| 11 June 1968
Acquired| 6 November 1968
Stricken| 5 June 2001
Fate| Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise, 25 April 2003
General characteristics
Class and type| Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement|

* 283 long tons (288 t) (light)
* 356 long tons (362 t) (full)

Length| 109 ft (33 m)
Beam| 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft| 14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed| 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement| 12
Armament| None

Ketchikan (YTB-795) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Ketchikan, Alaska.

## Construction

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The contract for Ketchikan was awarded 15 June 1967. She was laid down on 18 December 1967 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 11 June 1968.

## Operational history

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Ketchikan served as a harbor tug at Naval Station Guam, Marianas Islands.

Stricken from the Navy List 5 June 2001, Ketchikan was sunk during fleet training exercises 25 April 2003.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide To The Ships And Aircraft Of The U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 344\. ISBN 1591146852. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

* 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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Ketchikan (YTB-795).

* Photo gallery of Ketchikan (YTB-795) at NavSource Naval History

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Natick-class tugboats

* Natick
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* Menasha
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* Weehawken
* Nogalesen
* Apopka
* Manhattan
* Saugus
* Niantic
* Manistee
* Redwing
* Kalispell
* Winnemucca
* Tonkawa
* Kittanning
* Wapato
* Tomahawk
* Menominee
* Marinette
* Antigo
* Piqua
* Mandan
* Ketchikan
* Saco
* Tamaqua
* Opelika
* Natchitoches
* Eufaula
* Palatka
* Cheraw
* Nanticoke
* Ahoskie
* Ocala
* Tuskegee
* Massapequa
* Wenatchee
* Agawam
* Anoka
* Houma
* Accomac
* Poughkeepsie
* Waxahachie
* Neodesha
* Campti
* Hyannis
* Mecosta
* Iuka
* Wanamassa
* Tontogany
* Pawhuska
* Canonchet
* Santaquin
* Wathena
* Washtucna
* Chetek
* Catahecassa
* Metacom
* Pushmataha
* Dekanawida
* Petalesharo
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