Awarded 22 June 1970 Acquired 31 August 1971 Fate Sold 20 November 2001 Launched 15 April 1971 Builder Sturgeon Bay | Laid down 5 October 1970 Struck 13 March 2001 Construction started 5 October 1970 Length 33 m | |
Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug | ||
Anoka (YTB-810) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Anoka, Minnesota.
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Construction
The contract for Anoka was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 5 October 1970 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1971.
Operational history
Anoka was assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk, Virginia. She spent her entire Navy career operating as a harbor tug in the lower reaches of the Chesapeake Bay and the estuaries that feed the lower bay.
Stricken from the Navy List 13 March 2001, ex-Anoka was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 20 November 2001, to McAllister Towing, renamed Missy McAllister.
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