''Mishawaka'' (YTB‑764) was a
United States Navy named for
Mishawaka, Indiana.
Construction
She was
laid down on 1 February 1962 at
Slidell, Louisiana, by
Southern Shipbuilding Corporation
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Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
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and
launched 3 January 1963.
Operational history
She reported for duty in the 11th Naval District, headquartered at San Diego, in April 1963, where she remained into the 1980s.
Stricken from the
Navy Directory 28 October 2002, ex-''Mishawaka'' was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to JE Ventures LP, Nederland, Texas, for commercial service. Renamed ''Alois''. In 2008, ''Alois'' was reported abandoned in
Harlingen, Netherlands
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.
[
] At Harlingen, ''Alois'' was seized by court order and auctioned off by the
International Transport Workers' Federation
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, for 400,000. In 2010 the ship was towed from
Rotterdam to
Port Arthur, TX, where she was berthed, awaiting sale by the bank.
References
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External links
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Natick-class large harbor tugs
1963 ships
Ships built in Slidell, Louisiana
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