Manhattan (YTB‑779/YT-800) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Manhattan, New York.[1]

Manhattan (YTB-779)
USS Ottumwa (YTB-761) and Manhattan (YTB-779) assist in the docking of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) at Delta Pier, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington.
History
United States
Ordered31 January 1964
BuilderMarinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down1 October 1964
Launched15 July 1965
Acquired1 December 1965
ReclassifiedYard tug, YT-800, 7 October 2008
Stricken1 October 2004
Reinstated7 October 2008
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (lt)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel engine, single screw
  • Twin z-drive, 2008
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement12

Construction

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The contract for Manhattan was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 1 October 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 15 July 1965.

Operational history

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Assigned to the Pacific Fleet, Manhattan transited the Panama Canal and steamed to Hawaii for duty in the US Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor.

Manhattan served in Viet Nam between November 1966 and September 1968.

After Viet Nam, Manhattan was assigned to Naval Submarine Base Bangor.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 1 October 2004, Manhattan was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 23 August 2005, to Grant Westmoreland, LMW Investments Inc. for $151,888.

Ex-Manhattan was converted to twin z-drive[2] and reacquired by the US Navy, 7 October 2008 and was designated as USS Manhattan yard tug YT-800.[a]

 
Manhattan (779) returning to Bremerton 2012

Notes

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  1. ^ The NVR notes that Manhattan was reacquired by the Navy and designated YT-800 without a name. Other evidence shows that Manhattan has recovered her name and, if not the YTB hull classification, at least her old hull number.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Manhattan (YTB-779)". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ^ Gauvin, Brian (7 June 2010). "New Navy tractors steal the show from traditional YTBs". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Really Random Tugs". 19 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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