USS ''Wahaka'' (YTB-526), later YTM-526, was a
yard tug
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...
placed in commission in 1947.
''Wahaka'' was laid down on 2 June 1945 at
Jacksonville,
Florida, by the
Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Inc. and launched on 9 September 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Charles Strohmeyer, wife of
Lieutenant Charles Strohmeyer, an
officer who was attached to the Industrial Manager's Office, Jacksonville, Florida. She was completed on 3 December 1945.
Allocated to the
11th Naval District
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at
San Diego, California, upon completion, ''Wahaka'' was briefly placed in reserve before being activated once more in December 1947 for service in the
6th Naval District. She operated out of
Charleston, South Carolina
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, through the 1950s, providing tug and tow service as well as pilot assistance.
From 1961 to 1963, ''Wahaka'' was assigned to
Naval Station Rota at
Rota
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Places
* Rota (island), in the Marianas archipelago
* Rota (volcano), in Nicaragua
* Rota, Andalusia, a town in Andalusia, Spain
* Naval Station Rota, Spain
People
* Rota (surname), a surname (including a list of peop ...
,
Spain.
In 1962, ''Wahaka'' was reclassified as a medium harbor tug and redesignated YTM-526. She was then assigned to Advanced Bases, Atlantic Area. She remained active in that assignment into 1979. ''Wahaka'' was stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register on 30 September 1985 and was later sold.
References
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External links
Photo galleryat navsource.org
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Sassaba-class tugs
Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States
1945 ships