Cheraw (YTB-802)

History
United States
Awarded	2 May 1968
Builder	Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, Louisiana
Laid down	12 March 1969
Launched	20 September 1969
Acquired	29 January 1970
Stricken	29 February 1996
Identification	MMSI number: 366999428 Callsign: AEWU
Status	Active with the Army Corps of Engineers
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement	291 long tons (296 t) (light) 351 long tons (357 t) (full)
Length	109 ft (33 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12
Armament	None

Cheraw (YTB-802) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Cheraw, South Carolina.

Construction

The contract for Cheraw was awarded 2 May 1968. She was laid down on 12 March 1969 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and launched 20 September 1969.

Operational history

Cheraw was delivered to the Navy on 29 January 1970.

Stricken from the Navy List 29 February 1996, ex-Cheraw (YTB-802) was transferred to the Army Corps of Engineers 29 December 1996 at Buffalo, New York and renamed Cheraw.