USS Santaquin (YTB-824) assists the dock landing ship USS Portland (LSD-37) into her berth at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA., 20 April 1991. |
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Name: | USS Santaquin (YTB-824) |
Awarded: | 9 August 1971 |
Builder: | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down: | 5 March 1973 |
Launched: | 13 August 1973 |
Acquired: | 30 September 1973 |
Status: | Active |
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) |
Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement: | 12 |
Armament: | None |
USS Santaquin (YTB-824) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Santaquin, Utah.[1]
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The contract for Santaquin was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down down on 5 March 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 13 August 1973.[2]a
Sometime prior to 1991, Santaquin served in the Norfolk, Virginia area.
Sometime prior to 2009, Santaquin was reassigned to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay where she remains in active service.
^a The NVR and DANFS sources seem to disagree on construction dates. In keeping with other articles in this class, dates shown are those taken from the NVR.
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