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Dahlonega (YTB-770)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - Quebec - Quebec
 NLQQ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 4 November 1963, at Mobile Ship Repair Co., Mobile, AL.
  • Launched, 23 March 1964
  • Delivered, 4 August 1964
  • Placed in service as Dahlonega (YTB-770), date unknown, in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001
  • Final Disposition, sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 16 July 2001, to McAllister Towing for $141,000, Renamed Jeffrey McAllister fate unknown
    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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    CVA-67 John F. Kennedy 103k Front to back, Wapakoneta (YTB-766), Marinette (YTB-791) and Dahlonega (YTB-770) push USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) into position at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA., circa 1967-68. Robert Hurst
    Okmulgee 83k From left to right Palatka (YTB-801), Okmulgee (YTB-765) and Dahlonega (YTB-770) at the tug basin, NOB Norfolk, VA., April 1978. Note USS Saipan (LHA-2) and ex-USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) in the background. Photo by Bill Fessenden
    Okmulgee 3842k Dahlonega (YTB-770) underway off the end of Pier 12 at NOB Norfolk, VA., 1 March 1989.
    DVIC photo # DN-SC-90-03825, a US Navy photo by PH2 Mark E Heim, now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.    		 Bill Gonyo
    There is no DANFS history record available for Dahlonega (YTB-770) at NavSource
    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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