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Serving in Yokosuka, Japan, the KITTANNING is the 28th NATICK - class large harbor tug and the first ship in the Navy named after the town in Armstrong County in western Pennsylvania located on the Allegheny River, 37 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. In Iroquois dialects the word kittanning means "on the great stream."
General Characteristics: | Awarded: January 14, 1965 |
Keel laid: December 22, 1965 | |
Launched: March 29, 1966 | |
Delivered: May 19, 1966 | |
Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis. | |
Propulsion system: one diesel propulsion engine, 2000 HP | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 109 feet (33.2 meters) | |
Beam: 29 feet (8.8 meters) | |
Draft: 13 feet (3.95 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 356 tons | |
Speed: 12 knots | |
Armament: none | |
Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan | |
Crew: 12 |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard KITTANNING. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
KITTANNING Image Gallery: