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Ottumwa (YTB-761)

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Ottumwa (YTB-761)
Ottumwa and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
History
United States
Awarded14 October 1960
Laid down27 December 1960
Launched30 May 1961
In service9 October 1961
Stricken28 October 2002
Identification
FateSold into civilian service
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 282 long tons (287 t) (light)
  • 344 long tons (350 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsiondiesel, single screw
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12

Ottumwa (YTB–761) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Ottumwa, Iowa.[1]

Construction

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The contract for Ottumwa was awarded 14 October 1960. She was laid down on 27 December 1960 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York and launched 30 May 1961.

Operational history

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First assigned duty in the 14th Naval District, she took up and ably performed the vast array of tasks appropriate to tugs at Pearl Harbor. She continued active service at Pearl Harbor into 1970. Sometime before decommissioning, Ottumwa was transferred to Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 28 October 2002, she was transferred to the General Services Administration (GSA) under the Property Donation Exchange Program, 8 July 2004. Since then, ex-Ottumwa has been extensively modified and now serves as the commercial tug Holly Ann in the Puget Sound area.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ottumwa (YTB-761)". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Before and After" (PDF). Towlines (Autumn 2010). Lowell, MA: National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors: 3. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.