USS Keokuk (YTB-771)
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| Career |
|
| Name: |
USS Keokuk (YTB-771) |
| Namesake: |
Keokuk, Iowa |
| Ordered: |
18 January, 1963 |
| Builder: |
Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama |
| Laid down: |
5 December, 1963 |
| Launched: |
21 May 1964 |
| Commissioned: |
4 September 1964 |
| Homeport: |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
| Status: |
in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Natick class |
| Type: |
Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: |
270 long tons (274 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 |
USS Keokuk (YTB-771) is a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Keokuk, Iowa, and the third navy ship to carry the name.[1]
Construction and commissioning
The contract for Keokuk was awarded 18 January, 1963. She was laid down at Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama on 5 December, 1963 and launched 21 May 1964. Keokuk was commissioned and placed in service on 4 September 1964, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jerry R. Richter in command.
Operational history
Keokuk served in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as a tug and is currently in active service at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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