USS Cahto

	USS Cahto (YTB-215) underway, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	Cahto
Namesake	Cahto
Builder	W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, Massachusetts
In service	1 June 1944
Out of service	6 May 1957
Reclassified	YTB-215, 15 May 1944
Identification	Hull symbol: YT-218; Hull symbol: YTB-218; Call sign: NUWD; ;
Fate	Disposed, 1957
General characteristics
Class and type	Cahto-class large harbor tug
Displacement	410 long tons (420 t)
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Installed power	1,000 shp (750 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel engine; 1 × Screw;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	12
Armament	2 × .50-caliber machine guns

USS Cahto (YT/YTB-215) was the lead ship of the Cahto-class large harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy.

Construction

Cahto (YT-215) was laid down by W. A. Robinson, Inc., at Ipswich, Massachusetts, ^[2] and reclassified a large harbor tug YTB-215 on 15 May 1944.

Service history

Cahto was placed in service on 1 June, for duty in the 3rd Naval District. She remained in operation there until 5 July 1956, when she was transferred to the 6th Naval District, remaining active until her disposal on 6 May 1957.^[3]

Cahto was commanded by Ensign James Edward Hair, in 1944–1945, who was one of the "Golden Thirteen", the first African-American commissioned officers in the US Navy.^[4]

References

^ Navsource.
^ Colton 2015.
^ DANFS.
^ Lambert, Bruce (11 January 1992). "James E. Hair, 76, Naval Officer Whose Unit Broke Color Bar, Dies". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331.

Bibliography

"Cahto (YTB-215)". NavSource Online. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
Colton, Tim (2 January 2015). "W. A. Robinson". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
"Cahto (YTB-215)". Dictionary of American Naval fighting ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Photo gallery of USS Cahto at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTENavsource-1] Navsource.

[FOOTNOTEColton2015-2] Colton 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

[4] Lambert, Bruce (11 January 1992). "James E. Hair, 76, Naval Officer Whose Unit Broke Color Bar, Dies". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331.

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History
USS Cahto (YTB-215) underway, date and location unknown.
United States
Name	Cahto
Namesake	Cahto
Builder	W. A. Robinson, Ipswich, Massachusetts
In service	1 June 1944
Out of service	6 May 1957
Reclassified	YTB-215, 15 May 1944
Identification	Hull symbol: YT-218 Hull symbol: YTB-218 Call sign: NUWD
Fate	Disposed, 1957
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Cahto-class large harbor tug
Displacement	410 long tons (420 t)
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Installed power	1,000 shp (750 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel engine 1 × Screw
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	12
Armament	2 × .50-caliber machine guns