The USS Waxahachie, at left |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | USS Waxahachie |
| Namesake: | Waxahachie, Texas |
| Awarded: | 22 June 1970 |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1971 |
| Launched: | 9 September 1971 |
| Acquired: | 2 January, 1972 |
| Decommissioned: | 2006 |
| Reclassified: | IX-545 |
| Struck: | 27 September 2011 |
| 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) |
| Propulsion: | One diesel propulsion engine, 2000 HP |
| Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
USS Waxahachie (YTB-814), sometimes misspelled Waxahatchie, was a United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tug named for Waxahachie, Texas.[1]
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The contract for Waxahachie was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down down on 1 April 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 9 September 1971.
Delivered to the Navy on 4 January 1972 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Waxahachie was assigned to the 14th Naval District. She continued to serve the fleet actively, providing tug and tow services, as well as pilot assistance, at the busy Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor into 1980.
On 3 August 2007, was reclassified as an Unclassified miscellaneous vessel, stripped of her name and given the hull number IX-545. For the remainder of her career, IX-545 served as a reusable target vehicle.
Stricken from the Navy List 27 September 2011, ex-Waxahachie awaits disposal.
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