USS Wailaki (YTB-706)
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| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Wailaki |
| Namesake: | The Wailaki, one of the Native American groups making up the Eel River Athapaskans that traditionally lived on or near the Eel River of northwestern California |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California (planned) |
| Laid down: | Never |
| Notes: | Construction contract cancelled 29 August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hisada-class tug |
| Displacement: | 310 tons (full) |
| Length: | 101 ft 0 in (30.78 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 10 |
USS Wailaki (YTB-706) was a large yard tug proposed for the United States Navy that was not built.
Wailaki was a Hisada-class large yard tug slated to be built at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 29 August 1945.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
