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| Name: | USS Mecosta (YTB-818) |
| Namesake: | Mecosta, Michigan |
| Awarded: | 9 August 1971 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine |
| Laid down: | 16 August 1972 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1973 |
| Acquired: | 17 May 1973 |
| In service: | 1973 |
| Out of service: | 2003 |
| Struck: | 28 March 2003 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Local Redevelopment Authority 17 March 2004 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick class Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: | 286 long tons (291 t) (light) 346 long tons (352 t) (full) |
| Length: | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | One diesel propulsion engine, 2000 HP |
| Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
USS Mecosta (YTB-818) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Mecosta, Michigan.
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The contract for Mecosta was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down down on 16 August 1972 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 26 March 1973.[1]
Stricken from the Navy List 28 March 2003, Mecosta was transferred to the Local Redevelopment Authority 17 March 2004.
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