Washtucna (lower right) assists submarine USS La Jolla (SSN-701) into her berth outboard of submarine USS Plunger (SSN-595) at Submarine Base San Diego, California, on 1 July 1982. Submarine tender USS Dixon (AS-37) is at the rear. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Washtucna (YTB-826) |
| Namesake: | Washtucna, a Native American chief, and the town of Washtucna, Washington |
| Awarded: | 9 August 1971 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1973 |
| Launched: | 9 October 1973 |
| Acquired: | 11 December 1973 |
| Reclassified: | Yard tug, YT-801, 7 October 2008 |
| Struck: | 21 August 1997 |
| Reinstated: | 7 October 2008 |
| 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) |
| Installed power: | 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) |
| Propulsion: | one diesel engine, one screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 12 |
USS Washtucna (YTB-826) was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Washtucna, Washington.
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The contract for Washtucna was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down down on 1 May 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 9 October 1973.
Placed in service at San Diego, California, Washtucna performed local and coastal towing tasks for the 11th Naval District.
Stricken from the Navy List 21 August 1997, ex-Washtucna was transferred to the Department of the Interior date unknown. Reacquired by the navy and reinstated on 7 October 2008, ex-Washtucna was simultaneously reclassified and redesignated as unnamed yard tug YT-801. Currently in active service at Bangor, Washington.
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