USS Arivaca

USS Arivaca twin sister ship, the USS Menoquet
History
United States
Name	USS Arivaca (YTB-259)
Builder	Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, CA
Laid down	25 April 1944
Launched	28 October 1944
In service	24 January 1945
Out of service	1964
Reclassified	Harbor District Tug, Medium YTM-259, February 1962
Fate	unknown
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 Arivaca (YTB-259) was laid down on 25 April 1944 at San Francisco, California by Anderson & Cristofani; reclassified a large harbor tug and redesignated YTB-259 on 15 May 1944; launched on 28 October 1944; and placed in service on 24 January 1945.

Arivaca was assigned duty in the 12th Naval District and remained so occupied until the middle of 1955. At the beginning of the summer of 1955, the tug was deactivated preparatory to being loaned to some organization whose identity is not now known. The transfer appears to have taken place in November 1955, and the loan lasted almost two years. In October 1957, the tug returned to active service in the 12th Naval District. In February 1962, Arivaca was reclassified a medium harbor tug and was redesignated YTM-259. Two years later, on 17 February 1964, Arivaca was sold by the Navy and renamed Sea Hawk, Official Number 294212.

• Arivaca, Arizona

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Arivaca (YTB-259)