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Reliant (YT 803)

Valiant (Z-TECH 4500) Class Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Martinac Shipbuilding Corp, Tacoma, WA (YN 249)
  • Contract awarded, 10 September 2007
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service as Reliant (YT 803), 03 May 2010
  • Current Disposition, assigned to Naval Region Northwest, active in Puget Sound area
    Specifications:
    Displacement 460 tons (lt) 590 tons (fl)
    Length 82' waterline, 90' overall
    Beam 38' 3"
    Draft 12' 5"
    Depth 16' 5"
    Speed 12.4 kts (trial)
    Accommodations
    Officers 2
    Enlisted 4
    Armament two .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    two Caterpillar CAT 3512C 1800bhp diesel engines
    two Schottel Model SRP 1012 steering/propulsion Z-Drive units
    two fixed pitch propellers, providing 42 tons (92,500 lb) bollard pull ahead, 45 tons (99,205 lb) astern
    two R.A. Mitchell Co. diesel generator sets with a John Deere 6068SFM75 prime mover, each rated at 130Kw
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    Reliant (YT 803)
    YT-803
    140880301    		 51k Reliant (YT 803) underway in Puget Sound, date unknown.
    J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. photo    		  
    YT-803
    140880302    		 877k Reliant (YT 803) assists USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) as the boat's Gold crew returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a 140-day strategic-deterrent patrol, 14 June 2014. YT 801 is assisting in center background.
    US Navy photo 140614-N-LP168-047 by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ahron Arende    		 Original: Tommy Trampp
    Replacement: Dave Wright
    YT-803
    140880303    		 922k Ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) cycles its missile hatches as the boat's Gold crew returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a 140-day strategic deterrent patrol, 14 June 2014. This was a new record for the longest strategic deterrent patrol completed by an Ohio-class SSBN. Reliant (YT 803) is assisting on the sub's bow, YT 801 is assisting on the stern.
    US Navy photo 140614-N-LP168-010 by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ahron Arende    		 Dave Wright
    YT-803
    140880304    		 839k Reliant (YT 803) standing by USS Alabama (SSBN 731) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol, 06 September 2016.
    US Navy photo 160906-N-UD469-009 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history for Reliant (YT 803) available at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    "New Navy tugs have the finesse, power for a wide range of duties", by Brian Gauvin Professional Mariner, July 2, 2012
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    Last Updated 25 July 2022