USS Ahoskie (YTB-804), left, sprays streams of water into the air as Antigo comes alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DDG-39) to escort her up the Cooper River to Naval Station Charleston, South Carolina, 22 March 1991. |
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|---|---|
| Name: | USS Antigo (YTB-792) |
| Ordered: | 16 June 1966 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 27 September 1966 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1967 |
| Acquired: | 10 July 1967 |
| Struck: | 25 June 1999 |
| Fate: | Sold by GSA for commercial service, 17 May 2000, to McAllister Towing, renamed Donal G. McAllister |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick class Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: | 283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 t) (full) |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
USS Antigo (YTB-792) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Antigo, Wisconsin.[1] She is the second ship to bear the name.
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The contract for Antigo was awarded 16 June 1966. She was laid down on 27 September 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 18 April 1967.
The second USS Antigo (YTB-792) was laid down on September 27, 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by the Marinette Marine Corp.; launched on April 18, 1967; completed in July 1967; and placed in service soon thereafter.
Assigned to the 6th Naval District and based at Charleston, South Carolina, Antigo spent her entire Navy career providing towing and other support services for ships visiting Charleston.
Stricken from the Navy List 25 June 1999 she was sold through the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse 17 May 2000. Currently in civilian service as Donal G. McAllister.[2]
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