USS Natick (YTB-760)
 At Holy Loch, Scotland, with harbor tugs USS Piqua, at left, and USS Natick assisting USS Hunley. | |
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| Name: | USS Natick |
| Namesake: | A town in Massachusetts. |
| Owner: | U.S. Navy |
| Builder: | Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 1 September 1960 |
| Launched: | 28 February 1961 |
| Completed: | 13 June 1961 |
| Acquired: | 19 June 1961 |
| In service: | 30 June 1961 |
| Out of service: | 28 March 2003 |
| Struck: | 28 March 2003 |
| Homeport: |
Norfolk, Virginia Holy Loch, Scotland La Maddalena, Italy |
| Fate: | Sold in 2005 at Boston, Massachusetts |
| Status: | ultimate fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Natick-class district harbor tug |
| Displacement: | 283 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 356 |
| Length: | 109’ |
| Beam: | 31’ |
| Draft: | 14’ |
| Propulsion: | diesel engine, single screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Crew: | 12 enlisted |
| Armament: | none |
USS Natick (YTB-760) was a Natick-class district harbor tug (large) acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1961. She served the Navy as a tugboat on the U.S. East Coast as well as inEuropean ports before being placed out of service in 2003 and sold in 2005.
Career
Natick – the second U.S. Navy ship to carry that name -- was laid down 1 September 1960 by Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Slidell, Louisiana; launched 28 February 1961; completed 13 June and delivered to the Navy 19 June 1961.
From 1961 to 1964 Natick served the 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Virginia. From 1964 into 1970 the tug has performed her duties for the Navy at Holy Loch, Scotland. And, from 1970 to 1973, Natick supported U.S. Navy ships at La Maddalena, Italy.
Natick was struck from the Navy list on 28 March 2003 and was sold at Boston, Massachusetts, on 26 April 2005.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- USS Natick assisting USS Hunley
- NavSource Online: YTB-760 Natick
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