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Nogales (YTB-777)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - India - Tango
NQIT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Laid down, 12 August 1964
  • Launched, 24 June 1965
  • Placed in service as Nogales (YTB-777), 22 October 1965 1
  • Assigned to Naval Station Guam
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 24 April 2003
    1. The Naval Register lists this tug as Nogalesen. A comment on her Wikipedia page states she was launched under this name (apparently a typo), and officially renamed Nogales in the 1970s. I have been unable to confirm this with any official information, however.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 tons (lt) 356 tons (fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw

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    Nogales 87k Nogales (YTB-777) underway, date and location unknown. Dave Wright
    Barbel
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    187k Nogales (YTB-777) assists the USS Barbel (SS-580) as she approaches the pier at Polaris Point, Guam in April, 1987. Photo by Dave Johnston

    Nogales (YTB-777)
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    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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