Dahlonega (YTB-770)

Dahlonega (YTB-770) underway off the end of Pier 12 at NOB Norfolk, VA., 1 March 1989.
History
United States
Awarded	18 January 1963
Builder	Mobile Ship Repair
Laid down	4 November 1963
Launched	23 March 1964
Acquired	4 August 1964
Stricken	13 March 2001
Identification	IMO number: 8980878
Status	In civilian service as Ontario
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
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)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, single screw
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12

Dahlonega (YTB-770) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Dahlonega was awarded 18 January 1963. She was laid down on 4 November 1963 at Mobile, Alabama, by Mobile Ship Repair and launched 23 March 1964.

Operational history

Dahlonega was placed in service in the 5th Naval District, at Norfolk, Virginia. She served there until she was stricken from the Navy Directory 12 March 2001. Ex-Dahlonega was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 16 July 2001 to McAllister Towing for $141,000 and renamed Jeffrey McAllister. In 2015 McAllister sold her to the Great Lakes Towing Company, who renamed her Ontario.^[2]