USS Ahoskie (YTB-804)

history

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|Ship name=USS Ahoskie |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered=4 March 1969 |Ship builder= Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |Ship laid down= 23 June 1969 |Ship launched= 14 January 1970 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned=10 October 1995 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= In private service in Eastport, Maine |Ship status= |Ship notes= }}

|Ship length= |Ship beam= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= |Ship range= |Ship complement=12 |Ship armament=None |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |} USS ''Ahoskie (YTB-804)''' was a Natick-class large harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy.

She was laid down on 23 June 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Peterson Builders, launched on 14 January 1970, and delivered to the Navy on 7 July 1970.

The harbor tug was assigned to duty in the 6th Naval District and based at Charleston, South Carolina. She has spent her entire Navy career providing towing and other services to ships at Charleston.

Circa 2000, the ship was in civilian service in Eastport, Maine. A wooden plaque on the stack identified it as the Ahoskie.

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