USS Nabigwon (YTB-521/YTM-521) was a Hisada-class harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy. The name "Nabigwon" is taken from a Native American language, meaning "ship".
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Nabigwon |
| Builder | Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, Florida |
| Laid down | 28 February 1945 |
| Launched | 1 June 1945 |
| Commissioned | 22 October 1945 |
| Reclassified | YTM-521, February 1962 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 28 July 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 237 long tons (241 t) |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 8 |
Nabigwon was assigned advanced base duty in the Pacific. In addition to towing and berthing services, she provided harbor fire protection and was utilized as an inner harbor patrol craft. Redesignated YTM in February 1962, Nabigwon remained active as a medium harbor tug at Pearl Harbor into the 1970s.
Nabigwon was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on 28 July 1987.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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