Tugboat of the United States Navy
Seminole (YT-805)
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History |
United States |
Namesake | Seminole people |
Awarded | 25 March 2008 |
Builder | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. |
Yard number | 251[1] |
Launched | 6 November 2010 |
Acquired | 21 January 2010 |
In service | 11 April 2011 |
Identification | IMO number: 9603348 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Valiant-class harbor tug |
Displacement |
- 453 long tons (460 t) (lt)
- 581 long tons (590 t) (full)
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Length | 90 ft (27 m) (LOA) 82 ft (25 m) (LWL) |
Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar 3512C at 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) each |
Propulsion | 2 × Schottel Model SRP 1012 z-drive |
Speed | 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (trial) |
Complement | 6 |
Seminole (YT‑805) is a United States Navy Valiant-class harbor tug.[2]
Construction
The contract for Seminole was awarded 25 March 2008. She was laid down by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington and launched 6 November 2010.
Operational history
Seminole was delivered to the Navy 8 April 2011 at Yokosuka by the US-flagged heavy-lift ship BBC Houston.[3] Seminole is assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.[4]
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