Awarded 18 January 1963 Acquired 4 August 1964 Identification IMO number 8980878 Launched 23 March 1964 Builder Mobile Ship Repair | Laid down 4 November 1963 Struck 13 March 2001 Construction started 4 November 1963 Length 33 m | |
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Status In civilian service as Ontario | ||
Dahlonega (YTB-770) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.
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Construction
The contract for Dahlonega was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 4 November 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 23 March 1964.
Operational History
Dahlonega was placed in service in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, Virginia. She served there until she was stricken from the Navy List 12 March 2001. Ex-Dahlonega was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 16 July 2001 to McAllister Towing for $141,000 and renamed Jeffrey McAllister. In 2015 McAllister sold her to the Great Lakes Towing Company, who renamed her Ontario.
References
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