USS Waukegan (YTM-755)
History | |
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USA | |
Name: | USS Waukegan |
Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. |
Acquired: | September 1964(U.S. Navy) |
In service: | 1954 |
Out of service: | 1975 |
Struck: | September 1975 |
Fate: | Sold, Navy sale, 1 June 1976 |
Notes: | Ship International Radio Callsign: |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Chicopee-class Medium Yard Tug |
Length: | 107 feet |
Beam: | 27 feet |
Draft: | 12 feet |
Propulsion: | Diesel, single screw |
Speed: | 12 knots |
Complement: | 16 |
Armament: | None |
Armor: | None |
Aircraft carried: | Obviously None |
Aviation facilities: | Obviously None |
USS Waukegan, was a medium harbor tug,that was acquired by the United States Navy in September 1964 from the United States Army for which she had served as LT-1968. Named Waukegan and designated YTM-755, she was assigned to the 10th Naval District at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The tug was based there for her entire 11-year naval career, serving ships in the 10th Naval District. In September 1975, she was placed out of service; and her name was struck from the Navy list. She was subsequently disposed of by sale. Her current status is unknown.
Ship Awards
- National Defense Service Medal
External links
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