USS Cochise (YT-216)

USS Chochise (YTB-216) was a tugboat of the United States Navy named for Cochise, a chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache.

History
Name: Cochise
Namesake: Cochise
Builder: W. A. Robinson Inc.
Acquired: 1944
Decommissioned: 1966
Homeport: New York, NY
Fate: Unknown
General characteristics
Type: Large Harbor Tug
Tonnage: 410 long tons (420 t)
Length: 110 ft (34 m)
Beam: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Installed power: 1,000 shp (750 kW)
Propulsion:
Armament: 2 x 0.50 Cal Machine Guns

Construction

She was laid down as a wooden-hulled ship (Originally YT-216) in Ipswich by W. A. Robinson Inc. In July 1944, she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to New York Harbor.

Service history

Chochise remained in service until 1966, when decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.

References

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