USS Quileute

USS Quileute (YTB–540), later YTM-540, was a United States Navy harbor tug in service from 1945 to ca. 1974.

USS Quileute (right) with the civilian tug Chancellor at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946.
History
United States
Name	USS Quileute
Namesake	The Quileute, a Native American people from western Washington
Builder	Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Laid down	17 February 1945
Launched	14 May 1945
In service	16 October 1945
Reclassified	From large harbor tug (YTB-540) to medium harbor tug (YTM-540) in February 1962
Identification	IMO number: 8654297 MMSI number: 366969470 Callsign: WCC9851
Fate	Sold for scrapping 1 March 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Hisada-class harbor tug
Displacement	310 tons (full)
Length	101 ft 0 in (30.78 m)
Beam	28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Draft	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, one shaft
Speed	12 knots
Complement	10
Armament	2 x .50-caliber (12.7-millimeter) machine guns

Quileute was laid down 17 February 1945 by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation at Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York, and launched on 14 May 1945. She was placed in service on 16 October 1945 with the 3rd Naval District at New York City as the large harbor tug USS Quileute (YTB-540).

Quileute began active duty for the 1st Naval District at Boston, Massachusetts, in March 1946. In February 1962, she was reclassified as a medium harbor tug and redesignated YTM–540. She remained active with the 1st Naval District into at least 1970.

[1970-1974]

Quileute was sold for scrapping on 1 March 1974.

References

• 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.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Quileute (YTM-540) ex Quileute (YTB-540) (1945 - 1962)