Negwagon (YTB-834)

Negwagon (YTB-834) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Odawa Chief Negwagon. Negwagon was the second US Navy ship to bear the name.[1]

Negwagon (YTB-834)
Starboard bow view of Negwagon (YTB-834) underway at the Naval Submarine Base, New London, CT., 6 October 1984
History
Awarded: 5 June 1973
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down: 24 July 1974
Launched: 27 March 1975
In service: 19 May 1975
Stricken: 20 July 2007
Status: Active in the Hellenic Navy
General characteristics
Class and type: Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (light)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length: 108 ft (33 m)
Beam: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft: 14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement: 12
Armament: None

Construction

The contract for Negwagon was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down on 24 July 1974 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 27 March 1975.

Operational history

First put into service in 1975, Negwagon served at Naval Submarine Base New London Connecticut. Sometime after 1993, Negwagon was transferred to Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Italy. Stricken from the Navy List 20 July 2007, ex-Negwagon was transferred to the Hellenic Navy 10 January 2008.

References

  1. "Negwagon (YTB-834)". Retrieved 2012-04-14.


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