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Arcata (YTB-768)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Xray - Yankee
NGXY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Laid Down, 15 May 1963, by Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, AL.

Launched, 30 November 1963

Delivered, 9 June 1964

Placed in service in 1965, as Arcata (YTB-768), allocated to the 13th Naval District, at Seattle, WA.

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 4 April 1995

Final Disposition, sunk as a target on 2 October 2004, at 33'10.20"N, 120'57.1"W in 1,315 fathoms of water

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	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.

Arcata (YTB-768)
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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