.jpg) A starboard bow view ofUSS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) being assisted byKetchikan (YTB-795) and another tug, while docking at Sierra Pier, Naval Station Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | 15 June 1967 |
| Builder | Marinette Marine,Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 18 December 1967 |
| Launched | 11 June 1968 |
| Acquired | 6 November 1968 |
| Stricken | 5 June 2001 |
| Fate | Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise, 25 April 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Natick-classlarge harbor tug |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 109 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 |
Ketchikan (YTB-795) was aUnited States NavyNatick-classlarge harbor tug named forKetchikan, Alaska.
The contract forKetchikan was awarded 15 June 1967. She waslaid down on 18 December 1967 atMarinette, Wisconsin, byMarinette Marine andlaunched 11 June 1968.
Ketchikan served as a harbor tug atNaval Station Guam,Marianas Islands.
Stricken from theNavy List 5 June 2001,Ketchikan was sunk during fleet training exercises 25 April 2003.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromKetchikan (YTB-795) at theNaval Vessel Register.
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