Mandan (YTB-794)

Starboard broadside view of Mandan (YTB-794) underway in the harbor at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines, 8 December 1990
History
United States
Ordered	15 June 1967
Builder	Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	11 December 1967
Launched	30 April 1968
Acquired	15 October 1968
Stricken	5 January 2001
Fate	Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise, 27 April 2003
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

Mandan (YTB-794) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Mandan, North Dakota.^[1]

The contract for Mandan was awarded 15 June 1967. She was laid down on 11 December 1967 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 30 April 1968.

Mandan served at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines until the Vietnam War when she was reassigned to Naval Support Activity Danang, South Vietnam. She earned campaign stars for Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V, Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI, and Tet/69 Counteroffensive. After that conflict's conclusion, Mandan returned to Subic Bay where she served out the rest of her career.

Stricken from the Navy List 5 January 2001, ex-Mandan was sunk during fleet training exercises, 27 April 2003.^[2]

•  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 Mandan (YTB-794) at NavSource Naval History

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