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*Wanamassa* (YTB-820)
	Wanamassa (YTB-820)
History
United States
Namesake	Wanamassa, New Jersey
Awarded	9 August 1971
Builder	Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	28 October 1972
Launched	4 May 1973
Acquired	28 July 1973
Homeport	Guantanamo Bay
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Natick-class large harbor tug
Displacement	286 long tons (291 t) (light); 346 long tons (352 t) (full);
Length	108 ft (33 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	2000 horsepower (1.5 MW)
Propulsion	one diesel engine, one screw
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	12

Wanamassa (YTB-820) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Wanamassa, New Jersey.^[1]

Construction

The contract for Wanamassa was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down on 28 October 1972 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 4 May 1973.

Operational history

Delivered to the U.S. Navy on 28 July 1973, Wanamassa was initially assigned to the 10th Naval District and operated out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, aiding ships in berthing and docking maneuvers and standing ready to provide waterfront fire protection.

In the latter half of the 1970s, she was transferred to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. She remained in active service at Guantanamo as late as April 2015.^[2] The three Natick class tugs at Guantanamo remain among the last five to remain in service.

References

^ "Wanamassa (YTB-820)". Retrieved 2011-12-03.
^ 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.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of Wanamassa (YTB-820) at NavSource Naval History

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[1] "Wanamassa (YTB-820)". Retrieved 2011-12-03.

[TheWireVolume17Issue24-2] 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.

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