Anoka (YTB-810)

Anoka (YTB-810)
History
United States
Awarded22 June 1970
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down5 October 1970
Launched15 April 1971
Acquired31 August 1971
Stricken13 March 2001
Identification
FateSold 20 November 2001
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 282 long tons (287 t) (light)
  • 344 long tons (350 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12
ArmamentNone

Anoka (YTB-810) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Anoka, Minnesota.[1]

Construction

The contract for Anoka was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 5 October 1970 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1971.

Operational history

Anoka was assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk, Virginia. She spent her entire Navy career operating as a harbor tug in the lower reaches of the Chesapeake Bay and the estuaries that feed the lower bay.

Stricken from the Navy List 13 March 2001, ex-Anoka was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 20 November 2001, to McAllister Towing, renamed Missy McAllister.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Anoka (YTB-810)". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  2. ^ "Missy McAllister". Retrieved 2011-11-18.