USS Pocahontas (YT/YTB/YTM-266), was a type V2-ME-A1 harbor tug that entered service in the United States Navy in 1943, and was sold in 1976. She was the third ship to bear the name Pocahontas.
 Red Cloud (YTB-268), a type V2-ME-A1, same as Pocahontas, 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 Blakely |
| Namesake | Port Blakely |
| Owner | Maritime Commission |
| Ordered | as type (V2-ME-A1) hull, MCE hull 433[1] |
| Awarded | 23 August 1941 |
| Builder | Birchfield Boiler, Inc., Tacoma, Washington |
| Cost | $301,042[1] |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Laid down | 27 October 1941 |
| Launched | 1 May 1942 |
| Status | Transferred to the US Navy, 31 December 1942 |
 United States | |
| Name | Pocahontas |
| Namesake | Pocahontas |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Acquired | 31 December 1942 |
| Reclassified | |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped, 25 February 2019 |
| 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 |
History
editPocahontas was laid down, under Maritime Commission contract, as Port Blakeley (MC hull 433) by Birchfield Boiler Incorporated, Tacoma, Washington on 27 October 1941. She was launched 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Alvin Davies.[3]
Renamed Pocahontas (YT–266) on 4 July 1942, she was delivered to the Maritime Commission and transferred to the Navy on 31 December 1942; and placed in service, in the 11th Naval District, 16 March 1943.[2]
Redesignated YTB–266, 15 May 1944, served the 11th Naval District, headquartered at San Diego, until after World War II. Between 1946 and 1955, she operated in the 12th Naval District, headquartered at San Francisco, then returned to the 11th Naval District. Redesignated YTM–266 in February 1962, she continued to provide tug and towing services to that district.
Pocahontas was sold to Crowley Maritime in 1972 and provided tug services until purchased by her present owners in 1997. She was sold for scrap at Sausalito, 25 February 2019.
Awards
editUSS Pocahontas earned the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal for her service in the U.S. Navy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b MARCOM.
- ^ DANFS 2015.
Bibliography
edit- "Port Blakely". Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "Pocahontas (YTM-266)". Navsource.org. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Pocahontas IV (YT-266)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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