History | |
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United States | |
Awarded | 18 January 1963 |
Builder | Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama |
Laid down | 5 December 1963 |
Launched | 21 May 1964 |
Commissioned | 4 September 1964 |
Out of service | 29 August 2023 |
Stricken | 29 August 2023 |
Homeport | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Identification |
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Status | Disposed of by General Services Administration |
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 (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 12 |
Keokuk (YTB-771) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Keokuk, Iowa, and the third navy ship to carry the name.[1]