- Construction
- Operational history
- References
- External links
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= Chetek (YTB-827).jpg | Ship caption=Chetek (YTB-827) tied up at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., 7 July 1988. {{ship | YTB-809} is astern of Chetek.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | 1995}} | Ship name= | Ship namesake= | Ship awarded=9 August 1971 | Ship builder= Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin | Ship laid down=21 May 1973 | Ship launched= 25 October 1973 | Ship sponsor= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service=8 December 1973 | Ship out of service= | Ship struck=29 February 1996 | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship homeport= | 8654247}}- {{MMSI Number|367393840}}
- Callsign: WDER746
| Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honors= | Ship fate= Transferred to the US Army of Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, N.Y., 1 March 1996 | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Natick|large harbor tug}} | Ship type= | 286|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (light)- {{convert|346|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (full)
| 109|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 14|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship propulsion= | 12|kn|mph km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship complement=12 | Ship armament=None | Ship armor= | Ship notes=
}} | Chetek (YTB-827) was a United States Navy {{sclass-|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Chetek, Wisconsin.[1]ConstructionThe contract for Chetek was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down on 5 May 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 25 October 1973. Operational historyChetek served as a tug in the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, VA. Stricken from the Navy List 29 February 1996, Chetek was transferred to the US Army of Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, N.Y., 1 March 1996. Chetek{{'}}s fate is unclear. Navsource indicates that ex-Chetek was renamed Demelon. Further, she is listed for sale as of 2007. Another source indicates that ex-Chetek was renamed Chetek and at some point sold to Basic Towing, Inc. and renamed Nickelena.[2]References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb827.htm|title=Chetek (YTB-827)|accessdate=2011-12-04}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=1435|title=Chetek|accessdate=2012-04-08}}
- {{NVR|{{NVR SC url|id=YTB827}}|}}
External links{{Commons category|USS Chetek (YTB-827)}}{{Natick class tug}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chetek (YTB-827)}}{{US-mil-ship-stub}} 3 : Natick-class large harbor tugs|Ships built in Wisconsin|1973 ships |