At Holy Loch, Scotland, with harbor tugs USS Piqua, at left, and USS Natick assisting USS Hunley. |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Natick |
| Namesake: | A town in Massachusetts. |
| Owner: | U.S. Navy |
| Awarded: | 29 June 1960 |
| Builder: | Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, Louisianaa |
| Laid down: | 1 September 1960 |
| Launched: | 28 February 1961 |
| Completed: | 13 June 1961 |
| Acquired: | 19 June 1961 |
| In service: | 30 June 1961 |
| Out of service: | 28 March 2003 |
| Struck: | 28 March 2003 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia Holy Loch, Scotland La Maddalena, Italy |
| Fate: | Sold in 2005 at Boston, Massachusetts |
| Status: | ultimate fate unknown |
| Notes: | Sources: NVR, DANFS |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick class Large District Harbor Tug |
| Displacement: | 283 long tons (288 t) (light) 356 long tons (362 t) (full) |
| Length: | 109 feet (33 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Draft: | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel engine, single screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Crew: | 12 enlisted |
| Notes: | Sources: NVR, DANFS |
USS Natick (YTB-760) was the lead ship of United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tugs. The second U.S. Navy ship to carry that name, she is named for Natick, Massachusetts.[1]
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The contract for Natick was awarded 29 June 1960. She was laid down down on 1 September 1960 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corpa and launched 19 June 1961.
From 1961 to 1964 Natick served the 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Virginia. From 1964 into 1970 the tug was assigned to SUBRON 14 at Holy Loch, Scotland. Natick supported U.S. Navy ships at La Maddalena, Italy from 1970 to 1973.
Stricken from the Navy list on 28 March 2003, Natick was sold at Boston, Massachusetts, on 26 April 2005.
^a According to a list of vessels built by Jakobson Shipyard, Natick and her sister ship, USS Ottumwa (YTB-761), were built by Jakobson, not Southern Shipbuilding. Research needed.
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