Saugus (YTB-780)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Saugus}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Image:Saugus YTB-780.jpg |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1997}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered=31 January 1964 |Ship builder= Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |Ship laid down=8 December 1964 |Ship launched=3 August 1965 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service=10 November 1965 |Ship out of service= |Ship struck=28 October 1997 |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9068160}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate=Sold into commercial service, 17 May 2000 |Ship status= |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}} (lt) {{convert|356|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (full) |Ship length= {{convert|109|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|29|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= {{convert|13|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship propulsion=diesel engine, single screw |Ship speed={{convert|12|kn|mph km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=12 |Ship armament=None |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |
Saugus (YTB-780) was a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}}.
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}} Named for Saugus, Massachusetts, she was the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Construction
The contract for Saugus was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 8 December 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 3 August 1965.
Operational history
Saugus was delivered and placed in service at Boston on 10 November 1965. Designated for service overseas, she arrived in Holy Loch, Scotland on 12 March 1966 to provide tug services for SUBRON 14.
Stricken from the Navy Directory on 28 October 1997, Saugus was sold on 17 May 2000 into commercial service.{{cite web |url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=7238&fs |title=YTB-780 "SAUGUS" |website=Tugboat Info |access-date=29 April 2017}}
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/saugus-iii.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB780}}|}}
External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9068160}}
{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built by Marinette Marine
Category:Saugus, Massachusetts
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