Awarded 7 December 1961 Completed 19 April 1963 Struck 29 August 2012 Launched 8 August 1962 | Laid down 1 February 1962 In service April 1963 Construction started 1 February 1962 Length 33 m | |
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Builder Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA | ||
Muskegon (YTB‑763), was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug. She is the second ship to be named for Muskegon, Michigan.
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Construction
The contract for Muskegon was awarded 7 December 1961. She was laid down on 1 February 1962 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 8 August 1962.
Operational history
Assigned as a yard tug to the 11th Naval District at San Diego, Muskegon remained there into 1969. Sometime before March 1994 Muskegon was transferred to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
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