Natick-class fleet tug
Class overview | |
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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
Ship Name | Hull No. | Reference |
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Canonchet | YTB-823 | [3] |
Dekanawida | YTB-831 | [2][4] |
Keokuk | YTB-771 | [5] |
Pokagon | YTB-836 | [6] |
Santaquin | YTB-824 | [7] |
Skenandoa | YTB-835 | [8] |
Wanamassa | YTB-820 | [2][9] |
Other
See: Neodesha (IX-540), a non-operational training hulk.[10][11]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ "Canonchet (YTB 823)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Dekanawida (YTB 831)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Keokuk (YTB 771)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Pokagon (YTB 836)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Santaquin (YTB 824)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Skenandoa (YTB 835)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Wanamassa (YTB 820)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "Neodesha (YTB 815)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ "Neodesha (IX 540)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.