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Natchitoches (YTB-799)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Mike - Charlie - Lima
 NMCL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 24 June 1968, at Southern Shipbuilding Corp, Slidell, LA.
  • Launched, 9 January 1969
  • Delivered to the Navy in 29 May 1969 and initially placed in service at Boston, MA., as Natchitoches (YTB-799)
  • Reassigned to Naval Station Puget Sound, Everett, WA., date unknown
  • Reassigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, S.C., date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
    Struck from the Naval Register, 13 October 1995
  • Transferred to the US Army, Corps Of Engineers, 28 December 1995, renamed D. L. Billmaier
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 t.(lt) 346 t.(fl)
    Length 108'
    Beam 29'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Pokagon 85k Natchitoches (YTB-799) and Pokagon (YTB 836) move out to assist ships entering port, at Naval Station Puget Sound, Everett, WA.in March 1987.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-87-03082, a US Navy photo by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn, USN, now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.    		 Defense Visual Information Center>
    Pokagon 2835k Natchitoches (YTB-799) heads across Charleston harbor with reporters and cameramen aboard. The media personnel are covering the return of the guided-missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DDG-39) and the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG-47) to Naval Station Charleston, South Carolina. The two ships left Charleston on September 21, 1990, for the Persian Gulf, where they served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-91-06712 (22 March 1991) , a US Navy photo by JO2 Oscar Sosa USN, now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.    		 Robert M. Cieri
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    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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