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USS Maquinna

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History
United States
NameUSS Maquinna (YTB-225)
BuilderJohn Trumpy & Sons Inc., Gloucester City, NJ
Launched30 April 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Margaret O. Trumpy
Commissioned19 September 1944
ReclassifiedYTB‑225 15 May 1944
Stricken29 October 1946
Fatepresented as a gift to Washington, D.C.
General characteristics
Class and typeCahto-class district harbor tug
Displacement410 long tons (417 t)
Length110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Draft11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement12
Armament2 × .50-caliber machine guns

USS Maquinna (YTB-225) was launched 30 April 1944 by John Trumpy & Sons, Inc., Gloucester City, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret O. Trumpy; reclassified YTB‑225 15 May 1944; and commissioned 19 September 1944.

Maquinna served the duration of the war within the Potomac River Naval Command. Struck from the Navy list 29 October 1946, she was presented as a gift to Washington, D.C., where for 13 years she saw service with the Fire Department as William T. Belt.

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