Manhattan (YTB-779)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Manhattan.

Manhattan (YTB-779)
USS Ottumwa (YTB-761) and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington.
History
United States
Ordered31 January 1964
BuilderMarinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down1 October 1964
Launched15 July 1965
Acquired1 December 1965
ReclassifiedYard tug, YT-800, 7 October 2008
Stricken1 October 2004
Reinstated7 October 2008
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (lt)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel engine, single screw
  • Twin z-drive, 2008
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement12

Manhattan (YTB‑779/YT-800) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Manhattan, New York.[1]

  1. ^ "Manhattan (YTB-779)". Retrieved 23 October 2011.