Menominee (YTB-790) underway off Naval Air Station Norfolk, 16 June 1992. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Menominee |
| Ordered: | 16 June 1966 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 6 September 1966 |
| Launched: | 3 April 1967 |
| Acquired: | 10 June 1967 |
| In service: | 10 June 1967 |
| Struck: | 4 September 1998 |
| Fate: | Sold 27 September 2000 to Al Johnson, Cleveland, OH., Abandoned |
| 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 Menominee (YTB‑790) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for the Menominee River in Michigan and Wisconsin.[1]
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The contract for Menominee was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 6 September 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 3 April 1967.
Menominee has performed miscellaneous tugging services for the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk, Virginia. In the spring of 1971 she was reassigned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
Stricken from the Navy List 4 September 1998, she was disposed of by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) by sale for reuse/conversion 27 September 2000. Currently in civilian service as Capt. Bill.[2]
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