USS Hiawatha (YT-265), later YTB-265, later YTM-265, was a type V2-ME-A1 harbor tug that entered service in the United States Navy in 1942, and was sold in 1987. She was the third ship to bear the name Hiawatha.
 Red Cloud (YTB-268), a type V2-ME-A1, same as Hiawatha, alongside David C. Shanks, outside the Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California, 1950s
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Port Angeles |
| Namesake | Port Angeles |
| Owner | Maritime Commission |
| Ordered | as type (V2-ME-A1) hull, MCE hull 432[1] |
| Awarded | 23 August 1941 |
| Builder | Birchfield Boiler, Inc., Tacoma, Washington |
| Cost | $301,042[1] |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Laid down | 27 October 1941 |
| Launched | 3 April 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Violet Davies |
| Fate | Transferred to the US Navy, 30 April 1942 |
 United States | |
| Name | Hiawatha |
| Namesake | Hiawatha |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Acquired | 30 April 1942 |
| Reclassified | |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 7 April 1987 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Hiawatha-class tugboat |
| Type | Harbor tug |
| Displacement | 237 long tons (241 t) |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Single propeller |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Crew | 14 |
| Armament | 2 × 0.50 in (12.70 mm) heavy machine guns |
Construction
editHiawatha was laid down as the tug Port Angeles, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 432, by Birchfield Boiler, Inc. at Tacoma, Washington, on 27 October 1941. She was launched on 3 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Violet Davies. The U.S. Navy acquired Port Angeles on 30 April 1942, renaming her Hiawatha, and placed her in service as harbor tug Hiawatha (YT-265).[3][1]
Service history
editBecause of a delay in the delivery of the engine, the supercharger was not installed and delivery was delayed until 30 November 1942.[1] Hiawatha performed harbor tug duties for the 13th Naval District, at Seattle, Washington, during and after World War II. She was reclassified as a large harbor tug, and redesignated YTB-265, on 15 May 1944.[3]
In 1948, Hiawatha was assigned to the 12th Naval District, where she operated as a tug for the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, at San Francisco, California, into at least the 1960s. She was reclassified as a medium harbor tug, and redesignated YTM-265, in February 1962.[3]
Hiawatha was sold for scrapping on 7 April 1987.[2]
References
editBibliography
edit- "Port Angeles". Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "Hiawatha (YTM-265)". Navsource.org. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "Hiawatha III (YT-265)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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External links
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.