Keokuk (YTB-771)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Keokuk}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=US Navy fireboat in Portsmouth, New Hampshire -b.jpg |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{USN flag|2009}} |Ship name= |Ship awarded=18 January 1963 |Ship builder=Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama |Ship laid down=5 December 1963 |Ship launched=21 May 1964 |Ship commissioned=4 September 1964 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=29 August 2023 |Ship reclassified= |Ship struck=29 August 2023 |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport=Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|367421860}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship status=Disposed of by General Services Administration |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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Keokuk (YTB-771) is a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Keokuk, Iowa, and the third navy ship to carry the name.
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|title=Keokuk (YTB-771)
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|access-date=2011-10-22
}}
Construction
The contract for Keokuk was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 5 December 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 21 May 1964. Placed in service 4 September 1964, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jerry R. Richter in command.
Operational history
Keokuk served in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as a tug and was in active service at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. On August 29th 2023 Keokuk was stricken from the naval registrey and disposed of by the General Service Administration.
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/keokuk-iii.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB771}}}}
External links
- {{navsource|14/09771}}
{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built in Mobile, Alabama
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