USS Osceola (YT-129)
The third USS Osceola (YT-129), previously USS YT-129, later YTB-129, later YTM-129, was a United States Navy harbor tug commissioned in 1938 and sold for scrapping in 1973.
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| Name | USS Osceola |
| Namesake | Osceola (1804-1838), a noted Seminole chief and leader during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 3 March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1938 |
| Renamed | USS Osceola 17 September 1938 (previously had been USS YT-129) |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping 1 February 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harbor tug |
| Displacement | 890 tons |
| Length | 124 ft 9 in (38.02 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) |
Harbor tug USS YT-129 was launched by the Charleston Navy Yard on 3 March 1938 and commissioned on 1 June 1938. She was assigned the name USS Osceola (YT-129) on 17 September 1938.
Osceola reported to the 14th Naval District, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and was stationed at Pearl Harbor throughout World War II. She was reclassified as a large harbor tug (YTB–129) on 12 April 1944 and was damaged during the West Loch Disaster of 21 May 1944.[1] Her classification changed to medium harbor tug (YTM–129) in early 1962.
Osceola was sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) on 1 February 1973.
References
- Cressman, Robert J. (2000). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 229. ISBN 1-55750-149-1.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.