The contract for Winnemucca was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 23 September 1965 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 23 December 1965.
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External links
Photo gallery of Winnemucca (YTB-785) at NavSource Naval History
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winnemucca, other, ships, with, same, name, winnemucca, united, states, navy, natick, class, large, harbor, named, winnemucca, nevada, second, navy, ship, bear, name, historyunited, statesbuildermarinette, marine, marinette, wisconsinlaid, down23, september, 1. For other ships with the same name see USS Winnemucca Winnemucca YTB 785 was a United States Navy Natick class large harbor tug named for Winnemucca Nevada 1 She was the second navy ship to bear the name Winnemucca YTB 785 HistoryUnited StatesBuilderMarinette Marine Marinette WisconsinLaid down23 September 1965Launched23 December 1965Acquired5 April 1966In serviceJune 1966Stricken20 December 1995IdentificationIMO number 9089231 MMSI number 367119940 Callsign WDD2788FateSold 21 January 2004StatusActive as civilian tug NoelaniGeneral characteristicsClass and typeNatick class large harbor tugDisplacement283 long tons 288 t light 356 long tons 362 t full Length109 ft 33 m Beam31 ft 9 4 m Draft14 ft 4 3 m Speed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Complement12ArmamentNone Contents 1 Construction 2 Operational history 3 References 4 External linksConstruction EditThe contract for Winnemucca was awarded 31 January 1964 She was laid down on 23 September 1965 at Marinette Wisconsin by Marinette Marine and launched 23 December 1965 Operational history EditWinnemucca was initially assigned to the 5th Naval District and operated in the Norfolk Virginia area until the following spring Reassigned at that time to Vietnam she arrived in that country on 10 June 1967 and for the remainder of America s involvement in the Vietnam War she served with Task Force 117 the Mobile Riverine Force During her almost six years of combat operations on the rivers and in the swamps of South Vietnam Winnemucca earned two Presidential Unit Citations four Navy Unit Commendations and 13 campaign stars clarification needed In 1973 she was reassigned to the 17th Naval District and operated out of Adak Alaska That tour of duty ended late in 1975 when she began service at San Francisco attached to the 12th Naval District Stricken from the Navy List 22 December 2003 she was sold 21 January 2004 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service DRMS for reuse conversion to LMW Investments Inc Chula Vista CA for 67 822 Converted to civilian use ex Winnemucca was renamed Noelani and provides tug services from San Francisco California 2 References Edit Winnemucca YTB 785 Retrieved 30 October 2011 The Tug Noelani Retrieved 30 September 2011 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery of Winnemucca YTB 785 at NavSource Naval History This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winnemucca YTB 785 amp oldid 1163827896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
