Pokagon (YTB-836)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
{{Other ships|USS Pokagon}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Pokagon (YTB-836).jpg |Ship caption=Pokagon (YTB-836) returns to the pier as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72}} departs Naval Station Everett, WA. for a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1995}} |Ship name= |Ship awarded=5 June 1973 |Ship builder= Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |Ship laid down=22 October 1974 |Ship launched=9 April 1975 |Ship sponsor= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service=24 June 1975 |Ship out of service=27 October 2021 |Ship struck=27 October 2021 |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification={{MMSI Number|369970413}} |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status=Stricken |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} |Ship type= |Ship displacement=*{{convert|286|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (light)
|Ship length= {{convert|108|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= }} |
Pokagon (YTB-836) was a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}}
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}} named for Chief Leopold Pokagon of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Pokagon is the third US Navy ship to bear the name.
Construction
The contract for Pokagon was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down on 22 October 1974 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 9 April 1975. Pokagon was the last ship of the Natick-class to be built.
Operational history
Pokagon had served Naval Station Mare Island,{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Vallejo, California, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Naval Station Everett, Washington. On 27 October 2021 the Pokogon was stricken and removed from service. As of 2023 the Pokogon is up for sale.
References
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- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB836}}|}}
External links
- {{navsource|14/09836}}
{{Commons category|USS Pokagon (YTB-836)}}
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{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built by Marinette Marine
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