USS Waxahachie (YTB-814)
The USS Waxahachie, at left |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Waxahachie, Texas |
| Awarded: | 22 June 1970 |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 1 April 1971 |
| Launched: | 9 September 1971 |
| Acquired: | 2 January 1972 |
| Decommissioned: | 2006 |
| Reclassified: | IX-545 |
| Struck: | 27 September 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Natick-class Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: | 283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 t) (full) |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | One diesel propulsion engine, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | None |
USS Waxahachie (YTB-814), sometimes misspelled Waxahatchie, was a United States Navy Natick-class large district harbor tug named for Waxahachie, Texas.
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