title: USS Awatobi
text: # USS Awatobi
  
  USS Awatobi (YTB-264) was a harbor tugboat acquired by the United States Navy during the close of World War II. She was outfitted with two .50-caliber machine guns and assigned to the San Francisco Bay area where she provided tug services, and other harbor services as required.
  
  ## Constructed at Tacoma, Washington
  
  Awatobi (YT-264) was laid down on 27 March 1944 at Tacoma, Washington, by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.; reclassified a large harbor tug and redesignated YTB-264 on 15 May 1944; launched on 30 September 1944; and placed in service on 1 February 1945.
  
  ## World War II service
  
  Awatobi served out her entire naval career as a harbor tug in the 12th Naval District in the San Francisco Bay area of California.
  
  ## Decommissioning and deactivation
  
  She was deactivated in 1960, and her name was stricken from the Navy list in December 1960. The details of her disposition are not available.
  
  