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US Navy harbor tug
Cheraw
(YTB-802)
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History
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United States
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Awarded
| 2 May 1968
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Builder
| Southern Shipbuilding Corp.,
Slidell, Louisiana
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Laid down
| 12 March 1969
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Launched
| 20 September 1969
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Acquired
| 29 January 1970
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Stricken
| 29 February 1996
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Identification
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Status
| Active with the Army Corps of Engineers
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General characteristics
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Class and type
| Natick
-class
large harbor tug
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Displacement
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- 291 long tons (296 t) (light)
- 351 long tons (357 t) (full)
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Length
| 109 ft (33 m)
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Beam
| 31 ft (9.4 m)
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Draft
| 14 ft (4.3 m)
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Speed
| 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
|
Complement
| 12
|
Armament
| None
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Cheraw
(YTB-802)
was a
United States Navy
Natick
-class
large harbor tug
named for
Cheraw, South Carolina
.
Construction
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The contract for
Cheraw
was awarded 2 May 1968. She was
laid down
on 12 March 1969 at
Slidell, Louisiana
, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and
launched
20 September 1969.
Operational history
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Cheraw
was delivered to the Navy on 29 January 1970.
Stricken from the
Navy List
29 February 1996, ex-
Cheraw
(YTB-802) was transferred to the
Army Corps of Engineers
29 December 1996 at Buffalo, New York and renamed
Cheraw
.
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