Defiant (YT-804)

Defiant (YT-804)

Defiant (YT-804) returning to Bremerton 2012 June 25
History
United States
Awarded:	10 September 2007
Builder:	J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard number:	250[1]
Launched:	10 July 2010[2]
Acquired:	28 September 2010
In service:	22 October 2010[3]
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Valiant-class harbor tug
Displacement:	453 long tons (460 t) (lt) 581 long tons (590 t) (full)
Length:	90 ft (27 m) (LOA) 82 ft (25 m) (LWL)
Beam:	38 ft (12 m)
Draft:	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power:	2 × Caterpillar 3512C at 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) each
Propulsion:	2 × Schottel Model SRP 1012 z-drive
Speed:	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) (trial)
Complement:	6

Defiant (YT‑804) is a United States Navy Valiant-class harbor tug.

Construction and commissioning

The contract for Defiant was awarded 10 September 2007. She was laid down by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington and launched 10 July 2010. Defiant was delivered to the Navy 28 September 2010.

Operational history

Defiant is assigned to the Navy Region Northwest.^[4]

References

1. "Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma WA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
2. "Launch video of a Yard Tug Boat". Tacoma Weather Cam. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
3. Messman, Courtney, ABHAN (28 October 2010). "Naval Station Everett welcomes new tugboat" (pdf). Northwest Navigator. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
4. Gauvin, Brian (3 July 2012). "New Navy tugs have the finesse, power for a wide range of duties". Retrieved 2012-07-27.

• 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 Defiant (YT-804) at NavSource Naval History