USS Acoma (YTB-701)

Acoma assisting the USS Valley Forge to depart San Diego, California, from off the carrier's port quarter.
History
United States
Name	USS Acoma
Namesake	Acoma Pueblo, a Keresan tribe from New Mexico
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Pedro
Laid down	2 July 1945
Launched	30 August 1945
Acquired	by the Navy on 12 March 1946
Commissioned	August 1946
Recommissioned	February 1962
Decommissioned	December 1985
Reclassified	YTM-701, February 1962
Stricken	December 1985
Fate	Transferred to unspecified Government agency; fate unknown
General characteristics
Type	Hisada-class district harbor tug, large
Tonnage	260 tons
Length	100 ft (30 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Propulsion	diesel engine, single screw
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

USS Acoma (YTB-701/YTM-701) was a <i>Hisada</i>-class district harbor tug built during the end of World War II. She was placed into reserve until 1962, when she was released to the 1st Naval District, where she served as a tugboat for the next 40 years before being disposed of, as excess to Navy needs.

Built in California

Acoma (YTB-701) was laid down on 2 July 1945 at San Pedro, California, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding; launched on 30 August 1945, delivered to the Navy on 12 March 1946; and placed in the San Diego, California, Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet.

Post-World War II service

However, the tug was activated in August 1946 for duty in the 1st Naval District. That assignment has kept her busy since then. In February 1962, Acoma was reclassified a medium harbor tug and was redesignated YTM-701.

Final decommissioning

She concluded almost 40 years of service in December 1985 when she was placed out of service. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register at the same time, and she was subsequently transferred to some unspecified other agency.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

This page was last edited on 22 May 2022, at 06:27