Arcata (YTB-768)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
{{Other ships|USS Arcata}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Four Natick class hardor tugs guide USS Ohio (SSBN-726) out of drydock.jpg |Ship caption=USS Arcata (front right) and three other {{sclass|Natick|fleet tug|0}} tugs guide {{USS|Ohio|SSGN-726}} out of dry dock at Delta Pier. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1995}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship awarded=18 January 1963 |Ship builder= Mobile Ship Repair, Inc, Mobile, Alabama |Ship laid down=15 May 1963 |Ship launched= 30 November 1963 |Ship completed=April 1964 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service=March 1965 |Ship out of service= |Ship struck=4 April 2004 |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate=Sunk as a target 2 October 2004 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} |Ship type= |Ship displacement=*{{convert|283|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (light)
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Arcata (YTB-768) was a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Arcata, California, and the third navy ship to carry the name.
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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 {{coord|33|10|12|N|120|57|6|W|display=inline}} in {{convert|1315|fathom}} of water.
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/arcata-ytb-768-iii.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB768}}|}}
{{Natick class tug}}
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{{Commons category|USS Arcata (YTB-768)}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built in Mobile, Alabama
Category:Ships sunk as targets
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