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Dahlonega (YTB-770)

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Dahlonega (YTB-770)
Dahlonega (YTB-770) underway off the end of Pier 12 at NOB Norfolk, VA., 1 March 1989.
History
United States
Awarded18 January 1963
BuilderMobile Ship Repair
Laid down4 November 1963
Launched23 March 1964
Acquired4 August 1964
Stricken13 March 2001
IdentificationIMO number8980878
StatusIn civilian service as Ontario
General characteristics
Class and typeNatick-class large harbor tug
Displacement
  • 283 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)
PropulsionDiesel engine, single screw
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement12

Dahlonega (YTB-770) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.[1]

Construction

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The contract for Dahlonega was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 4 November 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 23 March 1964.

Operational history

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Dahlonega was placed in service in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, Virginia. She served there until she was stricken from the Navy Directory 12 March 2001. Ex-Dahlonega was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 16 July 2001 to McAllister Towing for $141,000 and renamed Jeffrey McAllister. In 2015 McAllister sold her to the Great Lakes Towing Company, who renamed her Ontario.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dahlonega (YTB-770)". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey McAllister". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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