''Nashua'' (YTB-774) was a

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named for

Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 91,322, the second-largest in northern New England after nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. Along with Manc ...

Construction

The contract for ''Nashua'' was awarded 31 January 1964. She was

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on 27 August 1964 at

Marinette, Wisconsin Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River, at its mouth at Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan; to the north is Stephenson Island, part of the ...

, by

Marinette Marine Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is an American shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. Marinette Marine was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group of Wisconsin from 2000 to 2009, when it was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group. History M ...

and launched 11 May 1965; placed in service without ceremony 20 June 1965.

Operational history

''Nashua'' was assigned to the Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines. In addition to providing assistance to other naval ships and craft during berthing and docking evolutions, she also rendered towing and waterfront fire protection services. ''Nashua'' was likewise available to serve as an inner harbor patrol craft and to render assistance in emergency and disaster situations. ''Nashua'' was stricken from the Navy Directory 6 May 1994. NVR indicates that ex-''Nashua'' is under the custodial care of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One,

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...

, Hawaii. Another source reports that ex-''Nashua'' was sold. Other sources indicate that in 2012, ex-''Nashua'' was scuttled as a navy training site outside of

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* Natick-class large harbor tugs 1965 ships Ships built by Marinette Marine {{US-mil-ship-stub