Seminole (YT-805)

*Seminole* (YT-805)
History
United States
Namesake	Seminole people
Awarded	25 March 2008
Builder	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number	251
Launched	6 November 2010
Acquired	21 January 2010
In service	11 April 2011
Identification	IMO number: 9603348
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Valiant-class harbor tug
Displacement	453 long tons (460 t) (lt); 581 long tons (590 t) (full);
Length	90 ft (27 m) (LOA) 82 ft (25 m) (LWL)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Caterpillar 3512C at 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) each
Propulsion	2 × Schottel Model SRP 1012 z-drive
Speed	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (trial)
Complement	6

Construction

The contract for Seminole was awarded 25 March 2008. She was laid down by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington and launched 6 November 2010.

Seminole was delivered to the Navy 8 April 2011 at Yokosuka by the US-flagged heavy-lift ship BBC Houston.^[3] Seminole is assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.^[4]

^ "Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma WA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
^ Gaston, Jack (15 March 2010). "US Navy get their first new 'Z-Tech' tug". Maritime Journal. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
^ Schmitt, Joe. "New Tugboat Provides Upgrade to Port Operations in Yokosuka". Navy News Service. NNS110421-12.
^ Gauvin, Brian (3 July 2012). "New Navy tugs have the finesse, power for a wide range of duties". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 2012-07-27.

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.
Photo gallery of Seminole (YT-805) at NavSource Naval History

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