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YTB-756 Pontiac

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Pontiac Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 22 March 1960 by the Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA.
  • Launched, 30 June 1960
  • Delivered to the Navy, 11 January 1961
  • Placed in service as Pontiac (YTB-756) in January 1961,
  • Assigned to 6th Naval District, Naval Station Charleston, S.C. in 1961
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Mayport, FL. date unknown
  • Reassigned to Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 April 1996
  • Final Disposition, sold through the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse, 4 October 2000
    Specifications:
    Displacement 311 t.(lt) 409 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament two .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Pontiac 153k Pontiac YTB-756 crew sitting on the starboard quarter of the tug at the dock at Naval Station Mayport, FL. and in front of the forward section of Tomahawk (YTB-789), circa 1975-78. The Tugmaster, Mike Beaver BM1, is in the back row far right, closest to the camara. Mike Beaver BMC USN Ret.
    Pontiac 160k Pontiac YTB-756 completely primed in red lead prior to entering the shipyard. Note the crew member on the top of the mast. Mike Beaver BMC USN Ret.
    Pontiac 64k Tugmaster, Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Rick Bresnock USN, mans the wheel of Pontiac (YTB-756), 7 November 1995, as the tug backs clear of the surface operations pier at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to meet an incoming ship. The tug Wapato (YTB-788) can be seen out the wheelhouse windows.
    DVIC photo # DNST9700767     by PH2 Paul J. Spiotta USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
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    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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