USS Cochise (YT-216)
# USS Cochise (YT-216)

USS Chochise (YTB-216) was a tugboat of the United States Navy named for Cochise, a chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache.

## Construction

She was laid down as a wooden-hulled ship (Originally YT-216) in Ipswich by W. A. Robinson Inc. In July 1944, she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to New York Harbor.

## Service history

Chochise remained in service until 1966, when decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.

