Kittanning and USS Opelika (YTB-798) assist the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY). |
|
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kittanning (YTB-787) |
| Ordered: | 14 January 1965 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 22 December 1965 |
| Launched: | 29 March 1966 |
| Acquired: | 19 May 1966 |
| Status: | Active |
| 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 Kittanning (YTB-787) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Kittanning, Pennsylvania.[1]
Contents |
The contract for Kittanning was awarded 14 January 1965. She was laid down on 22 December 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 29 March 1966.
Kittanning was placed in service in the Pacific Fleet 27 October 1966; and in 1967 assigned to Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, assisting ships of the American and Allied navies in the Far East. Currently assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY).
|
||||||||