USS Hiawatha (YT-265)
Introduction '''USS ''Hiawatha'' (YT-265)''', later '''YTB-265''', later '''YTM-265''', was a type V2-ME-A1 harbor tug that entered service in the United States Navy in 1942, and was sold in 1987.She was the third ship to bear the name Hiawatha.
Construction ''Hiawatha'' was laid down as the tug ''Port Angeles'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 432, by Birchfield Boiler, Inc. at Tacoma, Washington, on 27 October 1941.She was launched on 3 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Violet Davies. The U.S. Navy acquired ''Port Angeles'' on 30 April 1942, renaming her ''Hiawatha'', and placed her in service as harbor tug ''Hiawatha'' (YT-265).
Service history Because of a delay in the delivery of the engine, the supercharger was not installed and delivery was delayed until 30 November 1942. ''Hiawatha'' performed harbor tug duties for the 13th Naval District, at Seattle, Washington, during and after World War II. She was reclassified as a large harbor tug, and redesignated '''YTB-265''', on 15 May 1944.In 1948, ''Hiawatha'' was assigned to the 12th Naval District, where she operated as a tug for the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, at San Francisco, California, into at least the 1960s. She was reclassified as a medium harbor tug, and redesignated '''YTM-265''', in February 1962. ''Hiawatha'' was sold for scrapping on 7 April 1987.
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