USS Naugatuck (YTM–753)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Naugatuck |
| Namesake | An Indian word meaning "one tree" or "fork of the river." |
| Builder | Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1953 |
| In service | 21 January 1963 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Identification | IMO number: 8728165 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | tugboat |
| Displacement | 295 tons |
| Length | 107 ft (33 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Crew | 10 crew members |
USS Naugatuck (YTM-753) was a tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy from the U.S. Army. She was assigned to harbor duty at New York City harbor.
Acquired from the U.S. Army
[edit]Naugatuck – the second U.S. Navy ship to be so named—was a medium harbor tug, was taken over from the Army in 1963. Built as an Army Design 423 Large Tug by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana, delivered February 1953,[1] LT–1964 served the Army until acquired by the Navy in 1962, on a loan basis.
The Navy assumed permanent possession the next year, and effective 21 January 1963 the tug was named and reclassified Naugatuck (YTM–753).
3rd Naval District service
[edit]Assigned duties in the 3rd Naval District, she continued to provide services in the New York Harbor area into 1970. The ship was scrapped in 1974.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b T. Colton (23 November 2011). "U.S. Army Ocean Tugs (LT, ST)". ShipBuilding History. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.