Natick-class tugboat

The Natick class is a class of harbor tugboats that have been active since the 1960s. Members of the class are named for Native American peoples and their members,[1] USS Redwing excepted. As of 1 April 2015, five[2] to eight Natick-class tugs remain in active service. Members of this class were designed to SCB-147A.[1]

Natick class
Class overview
Name: Natick class
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Pontiac class
Built: 1960-1974
Planned: 77
Completed: 77
Active: 9
Retired: 68
General characteristics
Type: Tugboat
Displacement:
  • 283 long tons (288 t) (light)
  • 356 long tons (362 t) (full)
Length: 109 ft (33 m)
Beam: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft: 14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement: 12

In active service
In active service
Ship name Hull no. Reference
CanonchetCanonchet YTB-0823YTB-823 [3]
DekanawidaDekanawida YTB-0831YTB-831 [2][4]
KeokukKeokuk YTB-0771YTB-771 [5]
PokagonManhattan YTB-0836
  • YTB-779
  • YT-800
 [6][7]
PokagonPokagon YTB-0836YTB-836 [8]
SantaquinSantaquin YTB-0824YTB-824 [9]
SkenandoaSkenandoa YTB-0835YTB-835 [10]
WanamassaWanamassa YTB-0820YTB-820 [2][11]

Other

See: Neodesha (IX-540), a non-operational training hulk.[12][13]

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References
  1. Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide To The Ships And Aircraft Of The U.S. Fleet. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 344. ISBN 1591146852. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. Daryl T. Madrid (1 April 2015). "The tugboats of Guantanamo" (PDF). The Wire. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. p. 6. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  3. "Canonchet (YTB 823)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. "Dekanawida (YTB 831)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. "Keokuk (YTB 771)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. "Manhattan (YTB 779)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  7. "No name (YT 800)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  8. "Pokagon (YTB 836)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  9. "Santaquin (YTB 824)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  10. "Skenandoa (YTB 835)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  11. "Wanamassa (YTB 820)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  12. "Neodesha (YTB 815)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  13. "Neodesha (IX 540)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

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