Arcata (YTB-768)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Arcata.

*Arcata* (YTB-768)
History
USS Arcata (front right) and three other Natick-class tugs guide USS Ohio (SSGN-726) out of dry dock at Delta Pier.

Awarded:	18 January 1963
Builder:	Mobile Ship Repair, Inc, Mobile, Alabama
Laid down:	15 May 1963
Launched:	30 November 1963
Completed:	April 1964
In service:	March 1965
Struck:	4 April 2004
Fate:	Sunk as a target 2 October 2004
General characteristics
Class and type:	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement:	283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length:	109 ft (33 m)
Beam:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	12
Armament:	None

Arcata (YTB-768) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Arcata, California, and the third navy ship to carry the name.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Arcata was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 15 May 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 30 November 1963.

Operational history

After completing her trials, Arcata was placed in service and, by March 1965, was permanently assigned to the 13th Naval District, based at Seattle, Washington, to provide harbor tug services to ships in the waters of that district.

Stricken from the Navy List 4 April 2004, she was sunk as a target on 2 October 2004 at 33°10′12″N 120°57′6″W / 33.17000°N 120.95167°W / 33.17000; -120.95167 in 1,315 fathoms (7,890 ft; 2,405 m) of water.

References

↑ "Arcata (YTB-768)". Retrieved 2011-10-22.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

Natick-class tugboat

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2004

Shipwrecks	15 Jan: Bugaled Breizh 16 Feb: USS Peterson 22 Mar: Rocknes 27 Mar: HMS Scylla 13 Apr: USS John Young 24 June: Kos 12 Jul: USS Peoria 14 Jul: USS Kinkaid 15 Jul: USS Harry W. Hill 22 Jul: USS Decatur 30 Jul: USS Nicholson 23 Aug: USS Fife 2 Oct: Arcata 16 Oct: BBC China 13 Nov: USS Hayler 14 Nov: Gosport 5 Dec: USS Inchon 8 Dec:Selendang Ayu

Other incidents	2 Mar: Herakles and Bulk 13 Sep: Mirabella V 5 Oct: HMCS Chicoutimi 20 Dec: USS Jacksonville

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