Arcata (YTB-768)

USS Arcata (front right) and three other Natick-class tugs guide USS Ohio (SSGN-726) out of dry dock at Delta Pier.
History
United States
Awarded	18 January 1963
Builder	Mobile Ship Repair, Inc, Mobile, Alabama
Laid down	15 May 1963
Launched	30 November 1963
Completed	April 1964
In service	March 1965
Stricken	4 April 2004
Fate	Sunk as a target 2 October 2004
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large 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)
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12
Armament	None

Arcata (YTB-768) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Arcata, California, and the third navy ship to carry the name.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Arcata was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 15 May 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 30 November 1963.

Operational history

After completing her trials, Arcata was placed in service and, by March 1965, was permanently assigned to the 13th Naval District, based at Bremerton, Washington, to provide harbor tug services to ships in the waters of that district.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 4 April 2004, she was sunk as a target on 2 October 2004 at 33°10′12″N 120°57′6″W / 33.17000°N 120.95167°W / 33.17000; -120.95167 in 1,315 fathoms (7,890 ft; 2,405 m) of water.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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