USS Awatobi (YTB-264)
Awatobi (center tugboat) alongside USS Rochester (CA-124) 20 September 1953, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Awatobi |
| Namesake: | A Hopi Indian word meaning "high place of the bow." |
| Operator: | U.S. Navy |
| Ordered: | as YT-264 |
| Builder: | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down: | 27 March 1944 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1944 |
| Maiden voyage: | Tacoma to San Francisco, California |
| In service: | 1 February 1945 |
| Out of service: | 1960 |
| Reclassified: | YTB-264, 15 May 1944 |
| Struck: | December 1960 |
| Homeport: | San Francisco, California |
| Fate: | fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cahto-class district harbor tug |
| Displacement: | 410 tons |
| Length: | 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel engine, single screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Crew: | 12 enlisted men |
| Armament: | two .50-caliber machine guns |
USS Awatobi (YTB-264) was a harbor tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy during the close of World War II. She was outfitted with two .50-caliber machine guns and assigned to the San Francisco Bay area where she provided tug services, and other harbor services as required.
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