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YDT-17

YDT-17 Class Diving Tender:

Built by Swiftships, Morgan City, LA

Contract awarded, 25 June 1997

Laid down, December 1997

Launched, November 1998

Delivered and placed in service, 25 February 1999

Active in service, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, FL, operated under contract by Cetacean Marine, Inc.

Note: The name Neptune, though carried on nameboards aboard this vessel, appears to be unofficial

Specifications:
Displacement 300 tons(lt) 650 tons(fl)
Length 132'
Beam 27'
Draft 6'
Speed 18 knots max., 15 knots cruising
Armament none
Complement 8 crew, 7 instructors, 25 students
Propulsion

two Caterpillar 3508B diesels

two Hamilton HM 651 waterjets

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
77k	*YDT-17* underway, date and place unknown.	Scott Odell
70k	*YDT-17* moored at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, FL, date unknown. Note the two ex-Asheville class gunboats at left.	Dave Wright
1001k	*YDT-17* and *YDT-18* moored at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, 26 August 2012. Department of Defense photo by David Didier MC2, via Wikipedia	Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history available for YDT-17 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Cetacean Marine Inc.

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