 Waxahachie at left | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Waxahachie, Texas |
| Awarded | 22 June 1970 |
| Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 1 April 1971 |
| Launched | 9 September 1971 |
| Acquired | 2 January 1972 |
| Decommissioned | 2006 |
| Reclassified | IX-545 |
| Stricken | 27 September 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Natick-class large harbor tug |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 109 ft (33 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | One diesel propulsion engine, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 12 |
| Armament | None |
Waxahachie (YTB-814), sometimes misspelled Waxahatchie, was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Waxahachie, Texas.[1]
Construction
The contract for Waxahachie was awarded 22 June 1970. She was laid down on 1 April 1971 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 9 September 1971.
Operational history
Delivered to the Navy on 4 January 1972 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Waxahachie was assigned to the 14th Naval District. She continued to serve the fleet actively, providing tug and tow services, as well as pilot assistance, at the busy Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor into 1980.
On 3 August 2007, she was reclassified as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, stripped of her name, and given the hull number IX-545. For the remainder of her career, IX-545 served as a reusable target vehicle.
Stricken from the Navy Directory on 27 September 2011, the former Waxahachie awaits disposal.
References
- ↑ "Waxahachie (YTB-814)". Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Waxahachie (YTB-814) at NavSource Naval History
