Abnaki-class tugboat

	USS Abnaki (right), alongside a Soviet trawler
Class overview
Name	Abnaki class
Operators	United States Navy (Formerly); Foreign navies (Currently);
Preceded by	Cherokee class
Succeeded by	Powhatan class
Built	1942–1945
In commission	1943–present
Completed	27
Active	6
Lost	3
Retired	17
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Ocean fleet tug
Displacement	1,589 tons
Length	205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft	15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines; 4 × General Electric generators; 3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines; Single screw; 3,600 shp (2,700 kW);
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range	6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 16 knots 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) at 8 knots
Complement	85
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun; 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) guns; 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons;

The Abnaki-class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats, the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.

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