Ahoskie (YTB-804) (original) (raw)

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Tugboat of the United States Navy

Ahoskie (YTB-804)

Ahoskie (YTB-804), left, sprays streams of water into the air as Antigo (YTB-792) comes alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DDG-39) to escort her up the Cooper River to Naval Station, Charleston, 22 March 1991.
History
United States
Awarded 4 March 1969
Builder Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down 23 June 1969
Launched 14 January 1970
Acquired 7 July 1970
Stricken 10 October 1995
Homeport Charleston, S.C.v
Identification IMO number: 8980866
Fate In private service in Eastport, Maine
General characteristics
Class and type _Natick_-class large harbor tug
Displacement 282 long tons (287 t) (light) 341 long tons (346 t) (full)
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

Ahoskie (YTB-804) was a United States Navy _Natick_-class large harbor tug named for Ahoskie, North Carolina.[1]

The contract for Ahoskie was awarded 4 Mar 1969. She was laid down on 23 June 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Peterson Builders and launched 14 January 1970.

Operational history

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Delivered to the Navy on 7 July 1970, Ahoskie was assigned to duty in the 6th Naval District and based at Charleston, South Carolina. She has spent her entire Navy career providing towing and other services to ships at Charleston.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 10 October 1995, ex-Ahoskie was sold to the City of Eastport, Maine Port Authority, 7 March 1996.

Circa 2000, the ship was in civilian service in Eastport, Maine. A wooden plaque on the stack identified it as the Ahoskie.

  1. ^ "Ahoskie (YTB-804)". Retrieved 10 November 2011.