Pokagon (YTB-836)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Pokagon.
Pokagon (YTB-836)
Pokagon (YTB-836) returns to the pier as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departs Naval Station Everett, WA. for a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Career (United States of America)
Awarded: 5 June 1973
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down: 22 October 1974
Launched: 9 April 1975
In service: 24 June 1975
Status: Active as of 2013
General characteristics
Class and type:Natick-class large 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

Pokagon (YTB-836) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug[1] named for Chief Leopold Pokagon of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Pokagon is the third US Navy ship to bear the name.

Construction

The contract for Pokagon was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down on 22 October 1974 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 9 April 1975. Pokagon was the last ship of the Natick-class to be built.

Operational history

Pokagon has served her whole career at Naval Station Everett, Washington and is currently in service there.

References

  1. "Pokagon (YTB-836)". Retrieved 2012-04-15.

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