USS Dekanawida (YTB-831)

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USS Dekanawida (YTB-831) and USS Santaquin (YTB-824) assist SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) as she arrives at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for the exercise Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) 09.
Career
Name: USS Dekanawida (YTB-831)
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down: 22 January 1974
Launched: 12 September 1974
In service: 14 October 1974
Status: Active as of 2010
General characteristics
Class and type: Natick-class tugboat
Displacement: 283 long tons (288 t)
Length: 109 ft (33 m)
Beam: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft: 14 ft (4.3 m)
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 12
Armament: None

USS Dekanawida (YTB-831) is a Natick class harbor tug serving the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Put in service in 1974, she serves as a tug to this day.

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