Keokuk (YTB-771)

*Keokuk* (YTB-771)
History
United States
Awarded	18 January 1963
Builder	Mobile Ship Repair Inc., Mobile, Alabama
Laid down	5 December 1963
Launched	21 May 1964
Commissioned	4 September 1964
Homeport	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Identification	MMSI number: 367421860; Callsign: WDE9836;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	283 long tons (288 t) (light); 356 long tons (362 t) (full);
Length	109 ft (33 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	12

Keokuk (YTB-771) is a United States Navy Template:Sclass- named for Keokuk, Iowa, and the third navy ship to carry the name.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Keokuk was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 5 December 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 21 May 1964. Placed in service 4 September 1964, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jerry R. Richter in command.

Keokuk served in the Norfolk, Virginia, area as a tug and is currently in active service at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

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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