User:Dnewell78/USS Secota (YTM-415)

USS Secota (YTB-415) was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1986.

Secota was assigned to the Pacific Fleet soon after delivery to the Navy. She was at Okinawa in August 1945; visited Tsingtao, China, in July 1946; and replaced YTB-409 at Yokosuka, Japan, on 20 August 1947.

During 1950, Secota visited Hungnam and Pusan, Korea, and her last recorded port of call is Sasebo, Japan, apparently returning to Japan from Korea during the waning days of 1950. Since that time, Secota has been continuously assigned to advanced American bases in the Pacific. In February 1962, she was redesignated a medium harbor tug, YTM-415.

On 22 March 1986, near Midway Island, USS Secota (YTM-415) had just completed a personnel transfer with the USS Georgia (SSBN-729), when the Secota lost power and collided with the Georgia. Secota sank; ten crewman were rescued but two drowned. Georgia was undamaged.