Story
This tug was built in 1974 by Marinette Marine Corp..
Historical Notes
George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021) stated "George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021) stated "In all my time there I’d never looked at the Richmond waterfront just beyond us, where the Kaiser graving docks remain, and in there, found the two YTB’s that had been given to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, then were later auctioned off. BLACKHAWK (TD 69) is the former Navy TUSCUMBIA (YTB 762), while BLACK KITE (TD 610) is the former PUSHMATAHA (YTB 830). "
Owners & Masters
In 1974- 1995 she was owned by the United States Navy.
She was assigned to the San Francisco Bay area. Stricken from the Navy List 2 October 1995, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration 13 September 1995.
Name Significance
Named in honor of noted Choctaw Nation warrior and statesman Chief Pushmataha
References
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021)
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 09/01/2022)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 09/01/2022)
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 09/01/2022)
