Seminole (YT-805)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Seminole.

Seminole (YT-805)

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History
United States
Namesake:	Seminole people
Awarded:	25 March 2008
Builder:	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number:	251
Launched:	6 November 2010
Acquired:	21 January 2010
In service:	11 April 2011
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class & type:	Valiant-class harbor tug
Displacement:	453 long tons (460 t) (lt) 581 long tons (590 t) (full)
Length:	90 ft (27 m) (LOA) 82 ft (25 m) (LWL)
Beam:	38 ft (12 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power:	2 × Caterpillar 3512C at 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) each
Propulsion:	2 × Schottel Model SRP 1012 z-drive
Speed:	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (trial)
Complement:	6

Seminole (YT‑805) is a United States Navy Valiant-class harbor tug.

Construction

The contract for Seminole was awarded 25 March 2008. She was laid down by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington and launched 6 November 2010.

Operational history

Seminole was delivered to the Navy 8 April 2011 at Yokosuka by the US-flagged heavy-lift ship BBC Houston. Seminole is assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.

References

• 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.
• Photo gallery of Seminole (YT-805) at NavSource Naval History