- Construction
- Operational history
- References
- External links
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= Kittanning (YTB 787).jpg | Ship caption={{ship | YTB-787}} and Opelika assist the {{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56}} away from the pier at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY).
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | 1995}} | Ship name= | Ship ordered=15 June 1967 | Ship builder= Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin | Ship laid down=23 February 1968 | Ship launched= 21 August 1968 | Ship completed= | Ship acquired=30 January 1969 | Ship commissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship struck=2 February 2015 | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honors= | Ship fate= | Ship status=Awaiting disposal | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Natick|large harbor tug}} | Ship type= | 283|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (light)- {{convert|356|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=
}} | Opelika (YTB–798) was a United States Navy {{sclass-|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Opelika, Alabama.[1]ConstructionThe contract for Opelika was awarded 15 June 1967. She was laid down on 23 February 1968 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 21 August 1968. Operational historyOpelika was delivered to the Navy 30 January 1968 for service at the Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines. She continued busy operations there until that base closed in 1992. She was transferred to Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan. She was struck from the naval register in February, 2015. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb798.htm|title=Opelika (YTB-798)|accessdate=2011-11-04}}
- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/opelika.html}}
- {{NVR|{{NVR SC url|id=YTB798}}|}}
External links{{Commons category|USS Opelika (YTB-798)}}{{Natick class tug}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Opelika (YTB-798)}}{{US-mil-ship-stub}} 3 : Natick-class large harbor tugs|Ships built in Wisconsin|1966 ships |