Ottumwa (YTB-761)

Ottumwa (YTB-761)

Ottumwa and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
History
United States
Awarded:	14 October 1960
Laid down:	27 December 1960
Launched:	30 May 1961
In service:	9 October 1961
Struck:	28 October 2002
General characteristics
Class & type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	282 long tons (287 t) (light) 344 long tons (350 t) (full)
Length:	109 ft (33 m)
Beam:	29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion:	diesel, single screw
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12

Ottumwa (YTB–761) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Ottumwa, Iowa.

Construction

The contract for Ottumwa was awarded 14 October 1960. She was laid down on 27 December 1960 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York and launched 30 May 1961.

Operational history

First assigned duty in the 14th Naval District, she took up and ably performed the vast array of tasks appropriate to tugs at Pearl Harbor. She continued active service at Pearl Harbor into 1970. Sometime before decommissioning, Ottumwa was transferred to Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington.

Stricken from the Navy List 28 October 2002, she was transferred to the General Services Administration (GSA) under the Property Donation Exchange Program, 8 July 2004. Since then, ex-Ottumwa has been extensively modified and serves as a commercial tug in the Puget Sound area.

References

• 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.
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of Ottumwa (YTB-761) at NavSource Naval History