Mishawaka (YTB-764)

*Mishawaka* (YTB-764)
	USS Mishawaka (rear left) and three other Natick-class tugs guide USS Ohio (SSGN-726) out of dry dock at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bangor, Washington.
History
United States
Laid down:	1 February 1962
Launched:	3 January 1963
Completed:	19 April 1963
In service:	April 1963
Stricken:	28 October 2002
Identification:	IMO number: 9094119
Status:	Awaiting disposal
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	283 long tons (288 t) (light); 356 long tons (362 t) (full);
Length:	109 ft (33 m)
Beam:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion:	diesel, single screw
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12

Mishawaka (YTB‑764) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Mishawaka, Indiana.[1]

Construction

She was laid down on 1 February 1962 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 3 January 1963.

Operational history

She reported for duty in the 11th Naval District, headquartered at San Diego, in April 1963, where she remained into the 1980s.

Stricken from the Navy List 28 October 2002, ex-Mishawaka was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to JE Ventures LP, Nederland, Texas, for commercial service. Renamed Alois.[2] In 2008, Alois was reported abandoned in Harlingen, Netherlands.[3] At Harlingen, Alois was seized by court order and auctioned off by the International Transport Workers' Federation, for €400,000. In 2010 the ship was towed from Rotterdam to Port Arthur, TX, where she was berthed, awaiting sale by the bank.

References

"Mishawaka (YTB-764)". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
"Southern Shipbuilding, Slidell LA". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
"Database on reported incidents of abandonment of seafarers – Details for IMO9094119 (2008-08-25)". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of Mishawaka (YTB-764) at NavSource Naval History

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[1] "Mishawaka (YTB-764)". Retrieved 22 October 2011.

[2] "Southern Shipbuilding, Slidell LA". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

[3] "Database on reported incidents of abandonment of seafarers – Details for IMO9094119 (2008-08-25)". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 16 April 2012.