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Iuka (YTB-819)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - Lima - Tango
NOLT

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Natick Class District Harbor Tug:

Built by Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI

Contract awarded, 09 August 1971

Laid down, 20 September 1972

Launched, 12 April 1973

Delivered and placed in service as Iuka (YTB-819), 26 July 1973

Stationed at Naval Construction Batallion Center, Port Hueneme, CA, at least 1982 - 1995

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 October 1995

Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 21 March 1996

Used as a training vessel for the Seamanship program at Tongue Point Job Corps Center, Astoria, OR

For sale by GSA auction, November 2021

Specifications:
Displacement 286 tons (lt) 346 tons (fl)
Length 108'
Beam 29'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 knots
Complement 12
Armament unknown
Propulsion

single Fairbanks-Morse 3808 1/8 10-cylinder diesel

single propeller 2000hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Iuka 140981902	107k	Iuka (YTB-819) as completed at Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1973. Photo by Wendell Wilkie from Ted Stone photo collection.	George Schneider
Iuka 140981903	151k	Iuka (YTB-819) and Pawhuska (YTB-822) moored at Port Hueneme, CA, 02 January 1984. Photo copyright George Schneider.	George Schneider
Iuka 140981904	82k	Ex-Iuka (YTB-819) at Astoria, OR, 18 March 2004. Photo copyright George Schneider.	George Schneider
Iuka 140981901	93k	The former Iuka (YTB-819) lying at Tongue Point, Astoria, OR, circa 2021. Photo from GSA auction listing.	Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history for Iuka (YTB-819) available at NavSource

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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