USS Yuma (YTM-748)

The third USS "Yuma" (YTM-748) was a medium harbor tug that served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1976. "Yuma" was built at San Diego, California, by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), for the United States Army, which took delivery of her in 1954, and designated her "large tug" "LT-2078". The U.S. Navy acquired "LT-2078" from the Army in September 1964. The Navy classified her as a medium harbor tug, designated her YTM-748, and commissioned her as USS "Yuma".

"Yuma" was assigned to the 12th Naval District and served as a harbor tug at San Francisco, California, until placed out of service in August 1976. She was then assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet and berthed at Bremerton, [Washington] . She was sold for scrapping on 17 March 1987.

[http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/active/nassco.htm Shipbuildinghistory.com: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego CA] claims that "Yuma" "later" served under the name "Delaware" and "now' is named "Mobile Point", but no information is available with which to explain at what point in her life and under what circumstances this happened, or to explain the discrepancy between this assertion and the Naval Vessel Register report that the tug was sold for scrapping in 1987 [ [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/YTM748.htm Naval Vessel register YUMA (YTM 748) (ex-LT-2078) Medium Harbor Tug (S-P)] ] . She may have been sold for scrappping, but then retained in commercial service instead of being scrapped. Resolution of this issue awaits further research.

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*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/YTM748.htm
* [http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/active/nassco.htm Shipbuildinghistory.com: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego CA]