USS Ganadoga (YTM-390)
.jpg) USS Segwarusa (YTM-365) and USS Ganadoga (YTM-390) Help USS Canberra (CAG-2) move into position for the International Naval Review, in Hampton Roads, VA, 12 June 1957. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Ganadoga (YTM-390) |
| Builder: | Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, Morris Heights, New York |
| Laid down: | 2 August 1944 |
| Launched: | 9 November 1944 |
| Acquired: | December 1944 |
| In service: | 15 December 1944 |
| Reclassified: |
Harbor Tug, Large YTB-390, 15 May 1944 District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-390 1 February 1962 |
| Struck: | Unknown |
| Fate: | disposed of in support of fleet exercises, 1 August 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sassaba-class harbor tug |
| Displacement: | 260 tons 345 tons (full) |
| Length: | 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) (full) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 14 |
| Armament: | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns |
Ganadoga, originally designated YT-390, was reclassified YTB-390 on 15 May 1944; laid down 2 August 1944 by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.; launched 9 September 1944; and placed in service 15 December 1944.
Ganadoga was assigned to 5th Naval District, Norfolk, and performed miscellaneous harbor operations for the next 18 years. She was reclassified YTM-390 on 1 February 1962, and in December of that year she was transferred to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, SC. In 1980 she was expended as a target in support of fleet exercises.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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