Antigo (YTB-792)

Ahoskie (YTB-804), left, sprays streams of water into the air as Antigo comes alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Macdonough (DDG-39) to escort her up the Cooper River to Naval Station Charleston, South Carolina, 22 March 1991.
History
United States
Ordered	16 June 1966
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	27 September 1966
Launched	18 April 1967
Acquired	10 July 1967
Stricken	25 June 1999
Identification	IMO number: 8980880 MMSI number: 366857410 Callsign: WDA8725
Fate	Sold by GSA for commercial service, 17 May 2000, to McAllister Towing, renamed Donal G. McAllister
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)
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12
Armament	None

Antigo (YTB-792) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Antigo, Wisconsin.^[1] She is the second ship to bear the name.

The contract for Antigo was awarded 16 June 1966. She was laid down on 27 September 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 18 April 1967.

The second USS Antigo (YTB-792) was laid down on 27 September 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by the Marinette Marine Corp.; launched on 18 April 1967; completed in July 1967; and placed in service soon thereafter.

Assigned to the 6th Naval District and based at Charleston, South Carolina, Antigo spent her entire Navy career providing towing and other support services for ships visiting Charleston.

Stricken from the Navy Directory 25 June 1999 she was sold through the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse 17 May 2000. Currently in civilian service as Donal G. McAllister.^[2]

•  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.

• Photo gallery of Antigo (YTB-792) at NavSource Naval History

Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8980880.