Arcata(YTB-768)

For other ships with the same name, seeUSS Arcata.

Arcata(YTB-768)

USSArcata(front right) and three otherNatick-classtugs guideUSSOhio(SSGN-726)out of dry dock at Delta Pier.
History
United States
Awarded	18 January 1963
Builder	Mobile Ship Repair, Inc,Mobile, Alabama
Laid down	15 May 1963
Launched	30 November 1963
Completed	April 1964
In service	March 1965
Stricken	4 April 2004
Fate	Sunk as a target 2 October 2004
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-classlarge harbor tug
Displacement	283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 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

Arcata(YTB-768)was aUnited States NavyNatick-classlarge harbor tugnamed forArcata, California,and the third navy ship to carry the name.

Construction

The contract forArcatawas awarded 18 January 1963. She waslaid downon 15 May 1963 atMobile, Alabama,byMobile Ship Repairandlaunched30 November 1963.

Operational history

After completing her trials,Arcatawas placed in service and, by March 1965, was permanently assigned to the13th Naval District,based atBremerton, Washington,to provide harbor tug services to ships in the waters of that district.

Stricken from theNavy Directory4 April 2004, she was sunk as a target on 2 October 2004 at33°10′12″N120°57′6″Win 1,315 fathoms (7,890 ft; 2,405 m) of water.

References

• This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be foundhere.
• This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.