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Anoka (YTB-810)

International Radio Call Sign:
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug. Large:
  • Laid down, 5 October 1970, at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, 15 April 1971
  • Delivered, 31 August 1971 and placed in service as Anoka (YTB-810)
  • Allocated the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA.
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001
  • Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 20 November 2001, to McAllister Towing, renamed Missy McAllister
    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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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Anoka 26k Anoka (YTB-810) underway near her builders yard at Sturgeon Bay, WI., circa August 1971.
    Photo, Paul Smith, Courtesy Peterson Builders.    		 Tommy Trampp
    Anoka 199k Anoka (YTB-810) moored at Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., date unknown. In the background is YO-113 and USS Nashville (LPD-13)
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.    		 Stan Svec
    Anoka 41k Anoka (YTB-810) underway in Hampton Roads, circa 1974. Photo by Terrence Wright USCGC Ingham
    Anoka 85k Anoka (YTB-810) underway in Hampton Roads, date unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Birk I Thomas, Administrator, Tugboatinformation.com
    Anoka 70k Anoka (YTB-810) underway in Hampton Roads, date unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Birk I Thomas, Administrator, Tugboatinformation.com
    Commercial Service
    Anoka 58k Ex-Anoka (YTB-810) underway as the McAllister Towing tug Missy McAllister, date and location unknown. Birk I Thomas, Administrator, Tugboatinformation.com
    Anoka (YTB-810)
    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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