USS Maquinna (YTB-225)

History
United States
Name	USS Maquinna (YTB-225)
Builder	John Trumpy & Sons, Inc., Gloucester City, NJ
Launched	30 April 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Margaret O. Trumpy
Commissioned	19 September 1944
Reclassified	YTB‑225 15 May 1944
Stricken	29 October 1946
Fate	presented as a gift to Washington, D.C.
General characteristics
Class and type	Cahto-class district harbor tug
Displacement	410 long tons (417 t)
Length	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam	27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	12
Armament	2 × .50-caliber machine guns

USS Maquinna (YTB-225) was launched 30 April 1944 by John Trumpy & Sons, Inc., Gloucester City, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret O. Trumpy; reclassified YTB‑225 15 May 1944; and commissioned 19 September 1944, Lt. David Weinig in command.

Maquinna served the duration of the war within the Potomac River Naval Command. Struck from the Navy list 29 October 1946, she was presented as a gift to Washington, D.C., where for 13 years she saw service with the Fire Department as William T. Belt.

References[]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.