Neodesha (YTB-815) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.[1]

Neodesha (YTB-815)
Neodesha (YTB-815) approaches the USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial at Naval Station Pearl Harbor in December 1984.
History
United States
Awarded22 June 1970
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Laid down10 May 1971
Launched6 October 1971
Acquired2 January 1971
ReclassifiedIX-540, 3 August 2007
Stricken28 May 2021
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 282 long tons (287 t) (light)
  • 344 long tons (350 t) (full)
Length109 ft (33 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12
ArmamentNone

Construction

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The contract for Neodesha was awarded on 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 10 May 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 6 October 1971.

Operational history

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Neodesha served the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

On 3 August 2007 she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, given the hull number IX-540. Neodesha is assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One as a non-operational training hulk. Neodesha was stricken from the naval register on 28 May 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Neodesha (YTB-815)". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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