Kittanning (YTB-787)

Tugboat of the United States Navy

Kittanning (YTB-787)

Kittanning (YTB-787) and Opelika (YTB-798) assist the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY).

History
United States
Ordered| 14 January 1965
Builder| Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down| 22 December 1965
Launched| 29 March 1966
Acquired| 19 May 1966
Stricken| 8 May 2013
Identification|

* IMO number: 8781155
* MMSI number: 455428000
* Callsign: 8QKV

Status| Sold, departed Yokosuka 21 October 2015.
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

Kittanning (YTB-787) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Kittanning, Pennsylvania.[1]

## Construction[edit]

The contract for Kittanning was awarded 14 January 1965. She was laid down on 22 December 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 29 March 1966.

## Operational history[edit]

Kittanning was placed in service in the Pacific Fleet 27 October 1966; and in 1967 assigned to Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, assisting ships of the American and Allied navies in the Far East. It was then sold to a buyer in Panama. Last known location: Busan, South Korea.

Kittanning tows USS Cushing (DD-985)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Kittanning (YTB-787)". Retrieved 30 October 2011.

* 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.

## External links[edit]

* Photo gallery of Kittanning (YTB-787) at NavSource Naval History

Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8781155.

Natick-class tugboats

* Natick
* Ottumwa
* Tuscumbia
* Muskegon
* Mishawaka
* Okmulgee
* Wapakoneta
* Apalachicola
* Arcata
* Chesaning
* Dahlonega
* Keokuk
* Mascoutah
* Menasha
* Nashua
* Wauwatosa
* 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
* Shabonee
* Negwagon
* Skenandoa
* Pokagon

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