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Ottumwa (YTB-761)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Kilo - Charlie
 NZKC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, NY (YN 405)
  • Laid down, 27 December 1960
  • Launched, 30 May 1961
  • Delivered and placed in service as Ottumwa (YTB-761), 09 October 1961
  • Initially assigned to the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor
  • Later assigned to 13th Naval District at Bremerton, WA
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 October 2002
  • Transferred to General Services Administration (GSA) under the Property Donation Exchange Program, 08 July 2004
  • Sold to Manke Marine, Shelton, WA, renamed Holly Ann (ON 1217632), 2004
  • Active as of 2018
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 tons (lt) 356 tons (fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Ottumwa (YTB-761)
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00533    		 2002k Ottumwa (YTB-761 and Manhattan (YTB-779) escort the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSBN-726) through the Hood Canal in Puget Sound, WA. The tugs spraying water into the air is a traditional marine welcome.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-83-00533 and DN-ST-83-00534 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00534    		 1968k
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00540    		 1455k Ottumwa (YTB-761) and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA. Note USCGC Yocona (WMEC-168) in the background.
    DVIC photo #'s
    DN-ST-83-00540,
    DN-ST-83-00541,
    DN-ST-83-00543,
    DN-ST-83-00554, and
    DN-ST-83-00555 by PH1 Harold Gerwien, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00541    		 1777k
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00543    		 2511k
    Manhattan
    DN-ST-83-00554    		 1738k
    Ottumwa
    DN-ST-83-00555    		 3000k
    Manhattan 39k Ottumwa (YTB-761) and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSBN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    YTB-768 345k Four Natick class large harbor tugs; Manhattan (YTB-779) (lower left), Arcata (YTB-768) (lower right), Ottumwa (YTB-761) (upper left) and Mishawaka (YTB-764) (upper right) assist USS Ohio (SSBN-726) out of dry dock at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA., 15 August 1983.
    US Navy photo by PH1 Steve Smith.    		 -
    YTB-761 134k Ottumwa (YTB-761) underway in Hood Canal, Washington, circa 1980-83. Dave Wright
    Commercial Service
    YTB-761 534k Holly Ann, ex-Ottumwa (YTB-761) underway off Duwamish Head, Elliott Bay, Washington, 14 June 2011. Photo copyright Kyle Stubbs via shipspotting.com Dave Wright
    Ottumwa (YTB-761)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 18 November 2018