Cheraw (YTB-802)
"Cheraw" (YTB-802) was a United States Navy named for Cheraw, South Carolina. Construction. The contract for "Cheraw" was awarded 2 May 1968. She was laid down on 12 March 1969 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corp and launched 20 September 1969. Operational history. "Cheraw" was delivered to the Navy on 29 January 1970. Stricken from the Navy List 29 February 1996, ex-"Cheraw" (YTB-802) was transferred to the Army Corps of Engineers 29 December 1996 at Buffalo, New York and renamed "Cheraw".