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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

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[update], 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.[12][13]



References





  1. ^ ab
    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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



  2. ^ abc
    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.



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












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