Awarded 2 May 1968 Acquired 29 January 1970 Construction started 12 March 1969 Length 33 m | Laid down 12 March 1969 Struck 29 February 1996 Launched 20 September 1969 | |
Builder Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, Louisiana Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug | ||
Cheraw (YTB-802) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Cheraw, South Carolina.
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Construction
The contract for Cheraw was awarded 2 May 1968. She was laid down on 12 March 1969 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and launched 20 September 1969.
Operational history
Cheraw was delivered to the Navy on 29 January 1970.
Stricken from the Navy List 29 February 1996, ex-Cheraw (YTB-802) was transferred to the Army Corps of Engineers 29 December 1996 at Buffalo, New York and renamed Cheraw.
References
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