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Neodesha (YTB-815)

Neodesha (YTB-815)
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Neodesha (YTB-815) approaches the USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1984.
History
Awarded: 22 June 1970
Builder: Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down: 10 May 1971
Launched: 6 October 1971
Acquired: 2 January 1971
Reclassified: IX-540 3 August 2007
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:
  • 282 long tons (287 t) (light)
  • 344 long tons (350 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

Neodesha (YTB-815) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.

The contract for Neodesha was awarded on 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 10 May 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 6 October 1971.

Neodesha served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, HI.

On 3 August 2007 she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, given the hull number IX-540. Neodesha is assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One as a non-operational training hulk.




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