Natick-class tugboat

*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.

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