The contract for Manhattan was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 1 October 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 15 July 1965.
Operational history
Assigned to the Pacific Fleet, Manhattan transited the Panama Canal and steamed to Hawaii for duty in the US Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor.
Manhattan served in Viet Nam between November 1966 and September 1968.
Stricken from the Navy Directory 1 October 2004, Manhattan was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 23 August 2005, to Grant Westmoreland, LMW Investments Inc. for $151,888.
Ex-Manhattan was converted to twin z-drive[2] and reacquired by the US Navy, 7 October 2008 and was designated as unnamed yard tug YT-800.[a]
Manhattan (779) returning to Bremerton 2012
Notes
^The NVR notes that Manhattan was reacquired by the Navy and designated YT-800 without a name. Other evidence shows that Manhattan has recovered her name and, if not the YTB hull classification, at least her old hull number.[3]
References
^ "Manhattan (YTB-779)". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ Gauvin, Brian (7 June 2010). "New Navy tractors steal the show from traditional YTBs". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Really Random Tugs". 19 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
Photo gallery of Manhattan (YTB-779) at NavSource Naval History
"Manhatten (6504296)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 24 August 2013. – name misspelled at ABS
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