Natick-class fleet tug

Natick class
Class overview
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Pontiac-class tugboat
Built: 1960-1974
Planned: 77
Completed: 77
Active: 8
Lost: 0
Retired: 69
Preserved: 0
General characteristics
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
Armament:None

The Natick class is a class of fleet tugboats that have been active since the 1960s. Members of the class are named for Native American peoples and their members,[1] USS Redwing (YTB-783) 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]

In active service

Other

See: Neodesha (IX-540), a non-operational training hulk.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Daryl T. Madrid (1 April 2015). "The tugboats of Guantanamo". 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. ↑ "Pokagon (YTB 836)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Santaquin (YTB 824)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Skenandoa (YTB 835)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Wanamassa (YTB 820)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  10. ↑ "Neodesha (YTB 815)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  11. ↑ "Neodesha (IX 540)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.