Waxahachie (YTB-814)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= MSC Time Charter.jpg |Ship caption=Waxahachie at left }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1995}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake=Waxahachie, Texas |Ship awarded=22 June 1970 |Ship builder=Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |Ship laid down=1 April 1971 |Ship launched=9 September 1971 |Ship acquired=2 January 1972 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned=2006 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck=27 September 2011 |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified=IX-545 |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |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}} (light)
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Waxahachie (YTB-814), sometimes misspelled Waxahatchie, was a United States Navy {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Waxahachie, Texas.
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Construction
The contract for Waxahachie was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 1 April 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 9 September 1971.
Operational history
Delivered to the Navy on 4 January 1972 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Waxahachie was assigned to the 14th Naval District. She continued to serve the fleet actively, providing tug and tow services, as well as pilot assistance, at the busy Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor into 1980.
On 3 August 2007, she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, stripped of her name, and given the hull number IX-545. For the remainder of her career, IX-545 served as a reusable target vehicle.
Stricken from the Navy Directory on 27 September 2011, the former Waxahachie awaits disposal.
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/waxahachie.html}}
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB814}}|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=IX545}}}}
External links
- {{navsource|14/09814}}
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{{Natick class tug}}
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Category:Natick-class large harbor tugs
Category:Ships built by Peterson Builders
Category:Unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy
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