| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Arcata (YTB-768) |
| Builder: | Mobile Ship Repair, Inc, Mobile, Alabama |
| Laid down: | May 1963 |
| Launched: | 30 November 1963 |
| Completed: | April 1964 |
| In service: | March 1965 |
| Struck: | 4 April 2004 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target 2 October 2004 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick class |
| Type: | Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: | 283 long tons (288 t) |
| 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 Arcata (YTB-768) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Arcata, California, and the third navy ship to carry the name.[1]
Arcata was laid down in May 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair, Inc.; launched on 30 November 1963; and completed in April 1964.
After completing her trials, Arcata was placed in service and, by March 1965, was permanently assigned to the 13th Naval District, based at Seattle, Washington, to provide harbor tug services to ships in the waters of that district.
Stricken from the Navy List 4 April 2004, she was sunk as a target on 2 October 2004 at in 1,315 fathoms of water.
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