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Wapato (YTB-788)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Kilo - India
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI
  • Laid down, 14 January 1966
  • Launched, 18 April 1966
  • Delivered to the Navy, 21 June 1966
  • Placed in service as Wapato (YTB-788) in 10th Naval District, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 April 1996
  • Registered to McAllister Towing and Transportation Company of New York, renamed Barbara McAllister (ON 1138958), 2002
  • Repowered and reconfigured with Schottel props, 2005
  • Chartered to SeaBulk Towing, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL and renamed Osprey, 2005
  • Returned to McAllister as Barbara McAllister, 2006
  • Final disposition, active 2023
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 364 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Fairbanks Morse Diesel engine, single propeller
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    140978805    		 120k Wapato (YTB-788) underway in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, circa 1971.
    Photo copyright T.A. Gibbs via Flickr    		 John Spivey
    Wapato 89k Wapato (YTB-788) tied up at the surface operations pier, NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 01 December 1986.
    DVIC photo # DNST8702957    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pontiac 64k Wapato (YTB-788) can be seen through the pilot house window of Pontiac (YTB-756) as Tugmaster, Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Rick Bresnock USN, gets Pontiac (YTB-756) underway, 7 November 1995. Pontiac is backing clear of the surface operations pier at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to meet an incoming ship.
    DVIC photo # DNST9700767 by PH2 Paul J. Spiotta USN    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Wapato 62k Wapato (YTB-788) date and location unknown.
    Photo from the collection of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Commercial Service
    Wapato 79k Ex- Wapato (YTB-788) in commercial as the Sea Bulk Towing tug Osprey, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Tug Boat Information.com    		 Birk I. Thomas
    Wapato 80k Ex- Wapato (YTB-788) in commercial as the McAllister Towing tug Timothy Mcallister, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Tug Boat Information.com    		 Birk I. Thomas
    Wapato (YTB-788)
    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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