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Natick class

Wanamassa (YTB-820)
Class overview
Name	Natick class
Operators	United States Navy  Egyptian Navy
Preceded by	Pontiac class
Built	1960-1974
Planned	77
Completed	77
Active	5
Retired	72
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, USS Redwing excepted. As of 1 April 2015, five to eight Natick-class tugs remain in active service. Members of this class were designed under project SCB 147A.

In active service

References

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. ^ Daryl T. Madrid (1 April 2015). "The tugboats of Guantanamo" (PDF). The Wire. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
3. "Dekanawida (YTB 831)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
4. "Manhattan (YTB 779)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
5. "No name (YT 800)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
6. "Santaquin (YTB 824)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
7. "Wanamassa (YTB 820)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
8. "Washtucna (YTB 826)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
9. "No name (YT 801)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2016-12-22.

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