Menasha (YTB-773)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1995}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship awarded=25 June 1963 |Ship builder= Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= 4 November 1964 |Ship sponsor=Mrs. E. J. Stock |Ship completed= |Ship acquired=6 January 1965 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=15 June 1986 |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified=YTM-761 September 1965 |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|8871027}}
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Menasha (YTB-773) was a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Menasha, Wisconsin.
Construction
The contract for Menasha was awarded 25 June 1963. She was laid down at Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, by Jakobson Shipyard and launched 4 November 1964. Her sponsor was Mrs. E. J. Stock.
Operational history
Menasha was assigned to the 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Virginia. She was reclassified YTM‑761 in September 1965. In the summer of 1966, Menasha was assigned to the 4th Naval District and the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
On 15 June 1986, Menasha was placed out of service and transferred to the Maritime Administration. Other sources indicate that Menasha was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1986, St. Lawrence SDC in 1989, sold as Menasha in 1995, and is now Escorte.
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|title=Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY
|accessdate=2012-04-17
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509083417/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/jakobson.htm
|archivedate=9 May 2012
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Notes
{{note|1|a|Details of Menasha{{'}}s characteristics are scarce. Details listed here are those of her sister ship {{ship||Mascoutah|YTB-772}}., expected to be substantially similar given that both were built by the same shipyard and both were ultimately reclassified YTM.}}{{Citation needed | date=April 2012}}
Menasha was sunk in the St. Lawrence River near Ogdensburg, NY, and refloated c; 08/10/1992
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/menasha.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTM761}}}}
{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built in Oyster Bay, New York
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