Massapequa (YTB-807)

Massapequa (YTB-807)

Massapequa (YTB-807) breaks away from the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) as the frigate departs Yokosuka Bay for the last time as a home-ported vessel of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 14 August 2006.
History
United States
Awarded	4 March 1969
Builder	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down	30 October 1969
Launched	27 May 1970
Acquired	30 November 1970
In service	27 November 1971
Stricken	27 September 2011
Fate	Sources disagree
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

Massapequa (YTB-807) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Massapequa, New York.[1]

Construction

The contract for Massapequa was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 30 October 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 27 May 1970.

Operational history

Delivered 30 November 1970, Massapequa served at Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan.

Stricken from the Navy List 27 September 2011. Naval Vessel Register lists ex-Massapequa as 'Stricken, to be disposed of by Navy sale'.[2] Another source suggests that she sank en route to the Marshall Islands.[3]

References

1. "Massapequa (YTB-807)". Retrieved 2011-11-15.
2. "Massapequa (YTB-807)". Naval Vessel Register. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. "Yard Tugs (YTB, YTM) Built or Acquired Since WWII". Ship Building History. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

•  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 Massapequa (YTB-807) at NavSource Naval History