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Nogales (YTB-777)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - India - Tango

NQIT

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI

Laid down, 12 August 1964

Launched, 24 June 1965

Placed in service as Nogales (YTB-777), 22 October 1965 ¹

Assigned to Naval Station Guam

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001

Final Disposition, disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 24 April 2003

^{1. The Naval Register lists this tug as Nogalesen. A comment on her Wikipedia page states she was launched under this name (apparently a typo), and officially renamed Nogales in the 1970s. I have been unable to confirm this with any official information, however.}

Specifications:
Displacement 283 tons (lt) 356 tons (fl)
Length 109'
Beam 31'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 knots
Complement 12
Armament unknown
Propulsion diesel, single screw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
Nogales	87k	Nogales (YTB-777) underway, date and location unknown.		Dave Wright
Barbel 0858002	187k	Nogales (YTB-777) assists the *USS Barbel* (SS-580)** as she approaches the pier at Polaris Point, Guam in April, 1987.		Photo by Dave Johnston

Nogales (YTB-777)
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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