Ordered 14 January 1965 Completed 23 November 1965 Struck 16 February 2002 Construction started 14 September 1965 Length 33 m | Laid down 14 September 1965 Acquired 4 May 1966 Fate Scrapped, 9 May 2005 Launched 13 December 1965 Builder Marinette Marine | |
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Kalispell (TTB-784) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Kalispell, Montana.
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Construction
The contract for Kalispell was awarded 14 January 1965. She was laid down on 14 September 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 13 December 1965.
Operational history
Placed in service 3 May 1966, Kalispell served in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia until the Vietnam war when she was reassigned to Task Force 117, the Mobile Riverine Force and participated in many campaigns. After the war she served in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines and Diego Garcia before being scrapped in 2005. She earned eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service.
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