Muskegon (YTB-763)

Muskegon (YTB‑763), was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug. She is the second ship to be named for Muskegon, Michigan.[1]

Muskegon (YTB-763)

Muskegon (YTB-763) while working alongside a ship at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY), 13 May 2004
History
United States
Awarded:	7 December 1961
Builder:	Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, LA
Laid down:	1 February 1962
Launched:	8 August 1962
Completed:	19 April 1963
In service:	April 1963
Stricken:	29 August 2012
Status:	Sold into commercial service
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

Construction

The contract for Muskegon was awarded 7 December 1961. She was laid down on 1 February 1962 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 8 August 1962.

Operational history

Assigned as a yard tug to the 11th Naval District at San Diego, Muskegon remained there into 1969. Sometime before March 1994 Muskegon was transferred to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

References

1. "Muskegon (YTB-763)". Retrieved 22 October 2011.

• 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 Muskegon (YTB-763) at NavSource Naval History