Natchitoches (YTB-799)
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Natchitoches (YTB-799) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Natchitoches, Louisiana.[1]
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Natchitoches (YTB-799) heads across Charleston harbor with reporters and cameramen aboard. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Ordered | 2 May 1968 |
Builder | Southern Shipbuilding Corp, Slidell, Louisiana |
Laid down | 24 June 1968 |
Launched | 9 January 1969 |
Acquired | 22 May 1969 |
Stricken | 13 October 1995 |
Identification |
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Fate | Transferred to the US Army, Corps Of Engineers, 28 December 1995, renamed D. L. Billmaier |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Natick-class large harbor tug |
Displacement |
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Length | 109 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 |
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