Tugboat of the United States Navy
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| History |
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 United States |
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| Name | USS Ganadoga (YTM-390) |
| Builder | Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, Morris Heights, New York |
| Laid down | 2 August 1944 |
| Launched | 9 November 1944 |
| Acquired | December 1944 |
| In service | 15 December 1944 |
| Reclassified |
- Harbor Tug, Large YTB-390, 15 May 1944
- District Harbor Tug, Medium YTM-390 1 February 1962
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| Stricken | Unknown |
| Fate | Disposed of in support of fleet exercises, 1 August 1980 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Sassaba-class harbor tug |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) (full) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 14 |
| Armament | 2 x 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
Ganadoga, originally designated YT-390, was reclassified YTB-390 on 15 May 1944; laid down 2 August 1944 by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.; launched 9 September 1944; and placed in service 15 December 1944.
Ganadoga was assigned to 5th Naval District, Norfolk, and performed miscellaneous harbor operations for the next 18 years. She was reclassified YTM-390 on 1 February 1962, and in December of that year she was transferred to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, SC. In 1980 she was expended as a target in support of fleet exercises.
References
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