Kittanning (YTB-787)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Kittanning (YTB 787).jpg |Ship caption=Kittanning (YTB-787) and {{ship | Opelika|YTB-798}} assist the {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}} away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY).
}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1995}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered=14 January 1965 |Ship builder= Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |Ship laid down=22 December 1965 |Ship launched= 29 March 1966 |Ship completed= |Ship acquired=19 May 1966 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck=8 May 2013 |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|8781155}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status=Sold, departed Yokosuka 21 October 2015. |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)
|Ship length= {{convert|109|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= {{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed={{convert|12|kn|mph km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=12 |Ship armament=None |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |
Kittanning (YTB-787) is a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
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Construction
The contract for Kittanning was awarded 14 January 1965. She was laid down on 22 December 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 29 March 1966.
Operational history
Kittanning was placed in service in the Pacific Fleet 27 October 1966; and in 1967 assigned to Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, assisting ships of the American and Allied navies in the Far East. It was then sold to a buyer in Panama. Last known location: Busan, South Korea.
File:USS Kittanning (YTB-787) tows USS Cushing (DD-985) out of Yokosuka.jpg|Kittanning tows {{USS|Cushing|DD-985}}
File:Kittanning (YTB-787) and Opelika (YTB-798).jpg|Kittanning and {{ship||Opelika|YTB-798}} at Yokosuka, Japan
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References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/kittanning.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB787}}|}}
External links
- {{navsource|14/09787}}
{{Commons category|IMO 8781155}}
{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built by Marinette Marine
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