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YTB-760 Natick

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Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 1 September 1960, by the Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA.
  • Launched, 28 February 1961
  • Completed, 13 June 1961
  • Delivered to the Navy, 30 June 1961 and placed in service as Natick (YTB-760) in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA
  • Reassigned to Holy Loch, Scotland from 1964 into 1970
  • Reassigned to La Maddalena, Italy from 1970 to 1973
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 2003
  • Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to Craig Burnham, Burnham Associates Inc., Boston, MA., for $37,500 on 26 April 2005
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Natick (YTB-760)
    Hunley 154k Natick (YTB-760) and Piqua (YTB-793) assisting Hunley (AS-31) into her anchorage at Holy Loch, Scotland. Simon Lake (AS-33) is on Hunley's opposite side, with masts, cranes and stack visible, June 1966. Photograph was received in June 1992.
    US Navy photo # NH 96831 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.         		US Naval Historical Center
    Commercial Service
    Natick 977k Ex-Natick (YTB-760) in commercial service moored at Mystic Marine Services pier, Boston, MA., 4 August 2007.. US Naval Historical Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    US Navy Harbor Tug Boats
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