USS Awatobi

	Awatobi (center tugboat) alongside USS Rochester (CA-124) 20 September 1953, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California
History
United States
Name	USS Awatobi
Namesake	A Hopi Indian word meaning "high place of the bow."
Operator	United States Navy
Ordered	as YT-264
Builder	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington
Laid down	27 March 1944
Launched	30 September 1944
Maiden voyage	Tacoma to San Francisco, California
In service	1 February 1945
Out of service	1960
Reclassified	YTB-264, 15 May 1944
Stricken	December 1960
Homeport	San Francisco, California
Fate	fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	Cahto-class district harbor tug
Displacement	410 tons
Length	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam	27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Propulsion	diesel engine, single screw
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Crew	12 enlisted men
Armament	two .50-caliber machine guns

USS Awatobi (YTB-264) was a harbor tugboat acquired by the United States Navy during the close of World War II. She was outfitted with two .50-caliber machine guns and assigned to the San Francisco Bay area where she provided tug services, and other harbor services as required.

Constructed at Tacoma, Washington[edit]

Awatobi (YT-264) was laid down on 27 March 1944 at Tacoma, Washington, by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.; reclassified a large harbor tug and redesignated YTB-264 on 15 May 1944; launched on 30 September 1944; and placed in service on 1 February 1945.

World War II service[edit]

Awatobi served out her entire naval career as a harbor tug in the 12th Naval District in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

Decommissioning and deactivation[edit]

She was deactivated in 1960, and her name was stricken from the Navy list in December 1960. The details of her disposition are not available.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.