Skenandoa (center rear) assists the submarine USS Pollack as Pollack arrives off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, in January 1988 for inactivation.
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Skenandoa (1710–1816) |
Awarded | 5 June 1973 |
Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 9 September 1974 |
Launched | 3 April 1975 |
In service | 10 June 1975 |
Stricken | 5 April 2023 |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | National Defense Service Medal |
Status | Disposed of General Service Administration |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Natick-class tugboat |
Displacement |
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Length | 108 ft (33 m) |
Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Installed power | 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) |
Propulsion | 1 diesel engine, one shaft |
Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 12 |
Skenandoa (YTB-835) was a United States Navy Natick-class tugboat named for Oneida Chief Skenandoa. Skenandoa is the second US Navy ship to bear the name.[1]