Waxahachie (YTB-814)

Waxahachie (YTB-814)
Waxahachie at left
History
United States
NamesakeWaxahachie, Texas
Awarded22 June 1970
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down1 April 1971
Launched9 September 1971
Acquired2 January 1972
Decommissioned2006
ReclassifiedIX-545
Stricken27 September 2011
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (light)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionOne diesel propulsion engine, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement12
ArmamentNone

Waxahachie (YTB-814), sometimes misspelled Waxahatchie, was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Waxahachie, Texas.[1]

  1. ^ "Waxahachie (YTB-814)". Retrieved 24 November 2011.