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Rainier (YT 808)

Rainier (Z-TECH 4500) Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA (YN 67)
  • Contract awarded, 13 July 2018
  • Laid down, 26 March 2019
  • Launched, 16 May 2020
  • Delivered, 28 September 2020
  • 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 3512E 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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    Rainier (YT 808)
    YT-808
    140880806    		 249k General arrangement drawing of the Z-TECH 4500 Class Harbor Tug YT 808. Dave Wright
    YT-808
    140880801    		 139k Artist's impression of the future YT-808.
    Photo from Dakota Creek Industries website    		 Dave Wright
    YT-808
    140880802    		 67k YT 808 being "launched" at Dakota Creek, 16 May 2020.
    Photo via towingline.com    		 Dave Wright
    YT-808
    140880803    		 152k YT 808 pierside at Dakota Creek Industries awaitng acceptance trials, August 2020.
    Photo via professionalmariner.com    		 Dave Wright
    YT-808
    140880805    		 513k Rainier (YT 808) on arrival at Bremerton for duty, September 2020.
    Dakota Creek Industries photo    		 Dave Wright
    YT-808
    140880804    		 152k The Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class tug recently delivered to Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton Annex. Only 17 days after delivery, YT 808 was in the water assisting USNS Richard Byrd (T-AKE 4) as it moved away from the dock at Naval Magazine Indian Island, 29 October 2020.
    US Navy photo 201029-N-N2201-001    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history for Rainier (YT 808) available at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Dakota Creek Industries info page on new tug design
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    Last Updated 07 November 2020