For other ships with the same name, see USS Hiawatha.
USS Hiawatha (YT-265), later YTB-265, later YTM-265, was a type V2-ME-A1harbortug that entered service in the United States Navy in 1942, and was sold in 1987. She was the third ship to bear the name Hiawatha.
Red Cloud(YTB-268), a type V2-ME-A1, same as Hiawatha, alongside David C. Shanks, at the Golden Gate, at San Francisco, California, 1950s
Hiawatha was laid down as the tug Port Angeles, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 432, by Birchfield Boiler, Inc. at Tacoma, Washington, on 27 October 1941. She was launched on 3 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Violet Davies. The U.S. Navy acquired Port Angeles on 30 April 1942, renaming her Hiawatha, and placed her in service as harbor tug Hiawatha (YT-265).[3][1]
Service historyedit
Because of a delay in the delivery of the engine, the supercharger was not installed and delivery was delayed until 30 November 1942.[1]Hiawatha performed harbor tug duties for the 13th Naval District, at Seattle, Washington, during and after World War II. She was reclassified as a large harbor tug, and redesignated YTB-265, on 15 May 1944.[3]
In 1948, Hiawatha was assigned to the 12th Naval District, where she operated as a tug for the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, at San Francisco, California, into at least the 1960s. She was reclassified as a medium harbor tug, and redesignated YTM-265, in February 1962.[3]
Hiawatha was sold for scrapping on 7 April 1987.[2]
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.
December 18, 2023
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