Awarded 4 March 1969 In service 2 October 1970 Fate Sold 11 February 2008 Launched 15 April 1970 Builder Sturgeon Bay | Laid down 25 September 1969 Struck 26 April 2006 Construction started 25 September 1969 Length 33 m | |
Class and type Natick-class large harbor tug | ||
Tuskegee (YTB-806) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Construction
The contract for Tuskegee was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 25 September 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1970.
Operational history
Tuskegee served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her entire career.
Stricken from the Navy List 26 April 2006, ex-Tuskegee was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse or conversion, 11 February 2008.
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