USS Nahasho (YTB-535/YTM-535) was a Hisada-class tug boat. Its name comes from a Navajo word meaning “it is damp.”

History
United States
NameUSS Nahasho
BuilderConsolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down14 November 1944
Launched14 February 1945
Commissioned30 July 1945
ReclassifiedYTM–535, February 1962
StatusUnknown
NotesWas still active in 1970
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Displacement237 long tons (241 t)
Length100 ft (30 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement8

Assigned to the 1st Fleet, Nahasho operated in Hawaiian waters until placed out of service, in reserve, at Pearl Harbor in November 1947. Reactivated in June 1949, she was transferred to the east coast to serve the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk. Redesignated YTM–535 in February 1962, Nahasho continued, into 1970, to render towing, fire fighting and other services of her type to naval vessels and commands in the Tide Water region of Virginia.

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