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Wapato (YTB-788)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Kilo - India

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI

Laid down, 14 January 1966

Launched, 18 April 1966

Delivered to the Navy, 21 June 1966

Placed in service as Wapato (YTB-788) in 10th Naval District, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 25 April 1996

Registered to McAllister Towing and Transportation Company of New York, renamed Barbara McAllister (ON 1138958), 2002

Repowered and reconfigured with Schottel props, 2005

Chartered to SeaBulk Towing, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL and renamed Osprey, 2005

Returned to McAllister as Barbara McAllister, 2006

Final disposition, active 2023

Specifications:
Displacement 283 t.(lt) 356 t.(fl)
Length 109'
Beam 31'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 12
Armament unknown
Fuel Capacity

Diesel 364 Bbls
Propulsion

one Fairbanks Morse Diesel engine, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Wapato (YTB-788)
Wapato 140978805	120k	Wapato (YTB-788) underway in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, circa 1971. Photo copyright T.A. Gibbs via Flickr	John Spivey
Wapato	89k	Wapato (YTB-788) tied up at the surface operations pier, *NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 01 December 1986. DVIC photo # DNST8702957*	Defense Visual Information Center
Pontiac	64k	Wapato (YTB-788) can be seen through the pilot house window of Pontiac (YTB-756) as Tugmaster, Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Rick Bresnock USN, gets Pontiac (YTB-756) underway, 7 November 1995. *Pontiac* is backing clear of the surface operations pier at *NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to meet an incoming ship. DVIC photo # DNST9700767 by PH2 Paul J. Spiotta USN*	Defense Visual Information Center
Wapato	62k	Wapato (YTB-788) date and location unknown. Photo from the collection of the US Navy Memorial.	Stan Svec
Commercial Service
Wapato	79k	Ex- Wapato (YTB-788) in commercial as the Sea Bulk Towing tug *Osprey*, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy Tug Boat Information.com	Birk I. Thomas
Wapato	80k	Ex- Wapato (YTB-788) in commercial as the McAllister Towing tug *Timothy Mcallister*, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy Tug Boat Information.com	Birk I. Thomas

Wapato (YTB-788)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

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

Tug Boat Information.com

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