USS Accomac (YTB-812)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 22 June 1970 |
| Laid down: | 12 January 1971 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1971 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Status: | In active service |
| Struck: | Currently on Navy list |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 356 tons |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | |
The third USS Accomac (YTB-812) is a Natick-class large harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy, named after Accomac, Virginia. She is currently serving in Naval Region Northwest.
She was laid down on 12 January 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Peterson Builders, launched on 8 June 1971, and delivered to the Navy on 17 November 1971.
Placed in service during December 1971, the large harbor tug began duty in the 12th Naval District sometime in 1972. She was still serving actively.
See USS Accomac for other ships of the same name.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
