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Palatka (YTB-801)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Yankee - Alpha NPYA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Built by Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell LA (YN 81)

Laid down, 29 November 1968

Launched, 19 August 1969

Delivered, 25 November 1969

Placed in service as Palatka (YTB-801) in the 5th Naval District at Naval Station Norfolk, VA

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 4 April 1995

Sold, 16 July 2001, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to Boston Towing for $437,335, Renamed Maverick (ON 1127421)

Sold to Runner Maritime Ltd, a division of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited of Lagos, Nigeria and renamed Alfa, 2011

Current Disposition, active under Nigerian flag (IMO 8980816)

Specifications:
Displacement 291 tons(lt) 356 tons(fl)
Length 109'
Beam 31'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 12
Armament none
Propulsion EMD 12-646-E2 diesel, single screw, 2200hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Palatka (YTB-801)
	65k	Palatka (YTB-801) underway circa 1960's, location unknown. Photo from the collections of the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors.	Robert Hurst
	1068k	*USS Inchon* (LPH-12)** being assisted into her berth in the Hampton Roads area, date unknown. The two tugs appear to be Palatka (YTB-801) at the bow and Wapakoneta (YTB-766) at her stern.	David Buell
	44k	Palatka (YTB-801) underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst
	83k	From left to right Palatka (YTB-801), Okmulgee (YTB-765) and Dahlonega (YTB-770) at the tug basin, NOB Norfolk, VA., April 1978. Note Saipan (LHA-2) and ex-Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) in the background.	Photo by Bill Fessenden
	87k	Palatka (YTB-801) tied up at Pier # 1, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, on Armed Forces Day, 16 May 1981. Photo contributed by Bill Mozinga to the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors.	Robert Hurst
	239k	Palatka (YTB-801) underway in Hampton Roads, circa summer 1987. DVIC photo # DN-ST-87-05308, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center	Bill Gonyo
	324k	Palatka (YTB-801) casts off for the last time, on 26 August 1994, from her former homeport at NAS Burmuda to start her three day journey to her new homeport at Norfolk, VA. The final departure of *Palatka* was part of a reduction in services associated with the September 1995 base closure of NAS Bermuda. DVIC photo # DN-SC-95-00659 by PH1 S. Wade Gaines, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center	Bill Gonyo
Commercial Service
	75k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) at left, as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* and ex-Wapakoneta (YTB-766) at left, as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Hercules* moored in Boston harbor, date unknown.	Courtesy Paul Smith
	53k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) at right, as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* with fellow Boston Towing tug *Vincent D. Tibbetts* underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst
	81k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst
	57k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* tied up pierside, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst
	43k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst
	97k	Ex- Palatka (YTB-801) as the Boston Towing Companies tug *Maverick* mooring at Boston, 04 June 2004. Photo courtesy tugboatinformation.com	Robert Hurst

Palatka (YTB-801)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command website

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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