Wauwatosa (YTB-775)

*Wauwatosa* (YTB-775)
	Wauwatosa (YTB-775) entering port at Subic Bay Naval Station, Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines, 8 December 1991.
History
United States
Awarded	31 January 1964
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	21 August 1964
Launched	19 May 1965
Completed	21 June 1965
In service	21 June 1965
Stricken	16 February 2002
Fate	Scrapped, 9 May 2005
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class
Type	Large District Harbor Tug
Displacement	356 tons
Length	109 ft (33 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, single screw
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12

Wauwatosa (YTB-775) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.^[1] The tug was placed in service, but never commissioned.^[2]

Construction

The contract for Wauwatosa was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 21 August 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 19 May 1965.

Placed in service in June 1966, Wauwatosa served with the Pacific Fleet at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan and Subic Bay Naval Station.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 16 February 2002, she was scrapped 9 May 2005.

↑ "Wauwatosa (YTB-775)". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
↑ Naval History And Heritage Command. "Wauwatosa". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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