Muskegon (YTB-763)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Muskegon.

Muskegon (YTB-763)

Muskegon (YTB-763) while working alongside a ship at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY), 13 May 2004
History
United States
Awarded:	7 December 1961
Builder:	Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA
Laid down:	1 February 1962
Launched:	8 August 1962
Completed:	19 April 1963
In service:	April 1963
Struck:	29 August 2012
Status:	Sold. Departed Yokosuka on October 3rd 2015 with YTB-807 in tow. Destination the Marshall Islands. Arrived there on October 21st 2015.
General characteristics
Class & type:	Natick-class large 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:	diesel, single screw
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12

Muskegon (YTB‑763), was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug. She is the second ship to be named for Muskegon, Michigan.

Construction

The contract for Muskegon was awarded 7 December 1961. She was laid down on 1 February 1962 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 8 August 1962.

Operational history

Assigned as a yard tug to the 11th Naval District at San Diego, Muskegon remained there into 1969. Sometime before March 1994 Muskegon was transferred to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of Muskegon (YTB-763) at NavSource Naval History