USS Dekanawida (YTB-831)
USS Dekanawida (YTB-831) and USS Santaquin (YTB-824) assist SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) as she arrives at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for the exercise Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) 09. |
Career |
|
Name: |
USS Dekanawida (YTB-831) |
Builder: |
Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down: |
22 January 1974 |
Launched: |
12 September 1974 |
In service: |
14 October 1974 |
Status: |
Active as of 2010 |
General characteristics |
Class and type: |
Natick-class tugboat |
Displacement: |
283 long tons (288 t) |
Length: |
109 ft (33 m) |
Beam: |
31 ft (9.4 m) |
Draft: |
14 ft (4.3 m) |
Speed: |
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement: |
12 |
Armament: |
None |
USS Dekanawida (YTB-831) is a Natick class harbor tug serving the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Put in service in 1974, she serves as a tug to this day.
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