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YTB-807 Massapequa

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National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug. Large:
  • Laid down, 30 October 1969, at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, 27 May 1970
  • Delivered, 30 November 1970
  • Placed in service as Massapequa (YTB-807), 27 November 1971
  • Active in service Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan
    Specifications:
    Displacement 282 t.(lt) 344 t. (fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 29'
    Draft 14'
    Speed unknown
    Complement 12
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    Massapequa 2836k Massapequa (YTB-807) pushes on the stern of the aircraft carrier Midway (CV-41) as the carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan for the last time, 10 August 1991. Midway was based in Japan since 1973, was replaced by the aircraft carrier Independence (CV-62) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-92-00270 by ENS Jeff Hilton    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Massapequa 2836k As the aircraft carrier Midway (CV-41) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan for the last time, 10 August 1991.Massapequa (YTB-807) sprays water into the air as she escorts the carrier away from the pier. The Midway had been based in Japan since 1973
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-92-00276 by ENS Jeff Hilton    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Massapequa 3862k Massapequa (YTB-807) lower right, and the other harbor craft maneuver the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-61) into port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 18 August 1992, as the carrier visits Japan for the last time during her final deployment prior to decommissioning.
    DVIC photo # DN-SC-93-05593 by PH2 Steven Cooke.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Massapequa 3987k Massapequa (YTB-807) moves up to the stern of the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to assist the carrier in docking at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 4 August 1994.
    DVIC photo # DN-SC-95-00718 by PHAA Jason Kyle Trahan.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Massapequa 68k Massapequa (YTB-807) breaks away from the guided-missile frigate Vandegrift (FFG-48) as the frigate departs Yokosuka Bay for the last time as a home-ported vessel of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, 14 August 2006. Vandegrift is moving to its new homeport of San Diego, CA., after being part of Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (DESRON 15) for nearly ten years. DVIC photo # 060814-N-2716P-032 by MC1 Paul J. Phelps, USN. Defense Visual Information Center
    There is no DANFS history available for Massapequa (YTB-807) at NavSource
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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