Anoka (YTB-810)

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

Anoka (YTB-810)

History
United States
Awarded	22 June 1970
Builder	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Laid down	5 October 1970
Launched	15 April 1971
Acquired	31 August 1971
Stricken	13 March 2001
Identification	IMO number: 8980921 MMSI number: 367738450 Callsign: WDI8420
Fate	Sold 20 November 2001
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement	282 long tons (287 t) (light) 344 long tons (350 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

Anoka (YTB-810) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Anoka, Minnesota.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Anoka was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 5 October 1970 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 15 April 1971.

Operational history

Anoka was assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk, Virginia. She spent her entire Navy career operating as a harbor tug in the lower reaches of the Chesapeake Bay and the estuaries that feed the lower bay.

Stricken from the Navy List 13 March 2001, ex-Anoka was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 20 November 2001, to McAllister Towing, renamed Missy McAllister.^[2]

References

1. "Anoka (YTB-810)". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
2. "Missy McAllister". Retrieved 2011-11-18.

•  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.

External links

• Photo gallery of Anoka (YTB-810) at NavSource Naval History