Neodesha (YTB-815)
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.jpg) Neodesha (YTB-815) approaches the USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial at Naval Station Pearl Harbor in December 1984.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Awarded | 22 June 1970 |
| Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Laid down | 10 May 1971 |
| Launched | 6 October 1971 |
| Acquired | 2 January 1971 |
| Reclassified | IX-540, 3 August 2007 |
| Stricken | 28 May 2021 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Natick-class large harbor tug |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
Neodesha (YTB-815) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.[1]
Construction
[edit]The contract for Neodesha was awarded on 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 10 May 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 6 October 1971.
Operational history
[edit]Neodesha served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
On 3 August 2007 she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, given the hull number IX-540. Neodesha is assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One as a non-operational training hulk. Neodesha was stricken from the naval register on 28 May 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "Neodesha (YTB-815)". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
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- Photo gallery of Neodesha (YTB-815) at NavSource Naval History
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