Ordered 2 May 1968 Acquired 22 May 1969 Construction started 24 June 1968 Length 33 m | Laid down 24 June 1968 Struck 13 October 1995 Launched 9 January 1969 Builder Slidell | |
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Fate Transferred to the US Army, Corps Of Engineers, 28 December 1995, renamed D. L. Billmaier Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug | ||
Natchitoches (YTB-799) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Construction
The contract for Natchitoches was awarded 2 May 1968. She was laid down on 24 June 1968 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and launched 9 January 1969.
Operational history
Placed in service 29 May 1969, Natchitoches assigned to Boston. She served in Boston, Naval Station Puget Sound, Everett, Washington, and 6th Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina until her retirement in 1995.
Stricken from the Navy List 13 October 1995, she was transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers 28 December 1995. Ex-Natchitoches was renamed D. L. Billmaier.
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