Petalesharo (YTB-832)

Petalesharo (YTB-832)

Petalesharo (YTB-832) assists the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) into her berth alongside the forward-deployed destroyer tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) at La Maddalena, Italy
History
United States
Awarded	5 June 1973
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	26 December 1973
Launched	3 October 1974
In service	17 November 1974
Stricken	20 July 2007
Fate	Sold to Hellenic Navy, 2008
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement	286 long tons (291 t) (light) 346 long tons (352 t) (full)
Length	108 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

Petalesharo (YTB-832) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.^[1] Petalesharo is named for Pawnee Chief Petalesharo.^[2]

The contract for Petalesharo was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down on 26 December 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 3 October 1974.

Petalesharo was initially assigned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida. She was overhauled at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Trident Refit Facility in Kings Bay, Georgia, in 1997 and then transferred to the Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Italy.^[3] Placed in inactive reserve at SUBRON22, July 1999.^[2] Stricken from the Navy List 20 July 2007, ex-Petalesharo was transferred to the Hellenic Navy 10 January 2008.^[1]

•  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 Petalesharo (YTB-832) at NavSource Naval History

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