Puyallup (YT-806)

Puyallup (YT‑806) is a United States Navy Valiant-class harbor tug.^[3] The tugboat is named for the people of the Puyallup tribe.^[4]

Puyallup (YT-806)

Puyallup (YT-806) towing Barge alongside, Yokohama Bay (Yokohama, Japan 2022)
History
United States
Namesake	Puyallup people
Awarded	8 October 2010
Builder	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number	254[1]
Laid down	1 March 2011
Launched	29 September 2011[2]
Acquired	19 March 2012
Identification	IMO number: 9652777
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Valiant-class harbor tug
Displacement	453 long tons (460 t) (lt) 581 long tons (590 t) (full)
Length	90 ft (27 m) (LOA) 82 ft (25 m) (LWL)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Caterpillar 3512C at 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) each
Propulsion	2 × Schottel Model SRP 1012 z-drive
Speed	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (trial)
Complement	6
Notes	Codename "The Ready Tug" / "El Remolcador Listo"

Construction

The contract for Puyallup was awarded 8 October 2010. She was laid down 1 March 2010^[2] by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington and launched 6 November 2010.^[2]

Operational history

USS Puyallup (YT-806) solely patrols Truman Bay while other Valiant-Class Tugs remain moored in nearby vicinity.

Puyallup was delivered to the Navy at Yokosuka and is assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.^[5] She currently holds the title of "The Ready Tug" at Port Operations due to her reliability and sustained operational status. She is one of four Valiant-Class Harbor Tug's stationed at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Under the command of her crew; Master Patrick J. O'Brien, Chief Engineer Nicholas Reynolds, First Mate Mr. Dylan Elfrink, and Navigator Sir Larry Johnson the Third, she serves as the most mission capable Harbor Tug in the United States Seventh Fleet theatre of operations.