USS Ottumwa (YTB–761) was a United States Navy

United States Navy

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  large district harbor tug

Tug

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 named for Ottumwa, Iowa

Ottumwa, Iowa

Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River....

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Construction and commissioning

Ottumwa was laid down in December 1960 at Jakobson Shipyard

Jakobson Shipyard

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, Oyster Bay, New York

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; designated 25 April 1961; launched the following month; and completed in October 1961.

Operational History

First assigned duty in the 14th Naval District, she took up and ably performed the vast array of tasks appropriate to tugs at Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

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. She continued active service at Pearl Harbor into 1970.

Sometime before decommissioning, Ottumwa was transferred to Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington.