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Wathena (YTB-825)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Quebec - India
 NJQI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Natick Class District Harbor Tug:
  • Laid down, 4 April 1973, at Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI.
  • Launched, 6 September 1973
  • Delivered to the Navy in 16 October 1973 and placed in service as Wathena (YTB-825) in the 5th Naval District at Naval Base Norfolk, VA.
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 October 1997
  • Sold through the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse, 17 May 2000
  • Current Disposition, sold to McAllister Towing and converted to a "Z Drive, renamed Patrick McAllister
    Specifications:
    Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
    Length 109'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    YO-78 383k Wathena (YTB-825) assists the guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 46) into her berth at NOB, Norfolk, VA., 10 October 1988.
    Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-89-00648 by Don S. Montgomery USN (RET.)     		Bill Gonyo
    YO-78 75k Wathena (YTB-825) moored at Pier 8, Naval Base Norfolk, VA., 23 July 1989. In the foreground is the Self-propelled fuel barge YO-78.
    DVIC photo # DNST90000010 by Don S. Montgomery USN (RET.)    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    YO-78 1250k Wathena (YTB-825) and Paducah (YTB-758) (background) tied up at the service craft pier at NOB Norfolk, VA. awaiting orders to assist with the docking of a large number of ships returning from Operation Desert Shield/Storm, 28 March 1991.
    DVIC photo # DN-ST-97-00120 by Pat Toombs, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.    		 Bill Gonyo
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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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