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'''''Wanamassa'' (YTB-820)''' is a [[United States Navy]] {{sclass |
'''''Wanamassa'' (YTB-820)''' is a [[United States Navy]] {{sclass|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for [[Wanamassa, New Jersey]].<ref> |
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==Construction |
==Construction== |
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The contract for ''Wanamassa'' was awarded 9 August 1971. She was [[keel laying|laid down]] on 28 October 1972 at [[Marinette, Wisconsin]], by [[Marinette Marine]] and [[launch (ship)|launched]] 4 May 1973. |
The contract for ''Wanamassa'' was awarded 9 August 1971. She was [[keel laying|laid down]] on 28 October 1972 at [[Marinette, Wisconsin]], by [[Marinette Marine]] and [[launch (ship)|launched]] 4 May 1973. |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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[[File:USS Wanamassa (YTB 820) in Guantanamo Bay, 2014 04 01 -a.jpg|thumb|left|''Wanamassa'', moored at Pier Tango, Guantanamo, on 1 April 2015, when she was one of the last five tugs of her class to remain in service]] |
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Delivered to the U.S. Navy on 28 July 1973, ''Wanamassa'' was initially assigned to the [[10th Naval District]] and operated out of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], aiding ships in berthing and docking maneuvers and standing ready to provide waterfront fire protection. |
Delivered to the U.S. Navy on 28 July 1973, ''Wanamassa'' was initially assigned to the [[10th Naval District]] and operated out of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], aiding ships in berthing and docking maneuvers and standing ready to provide waterfront fire protection. |
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In the latter half of the 1970s, she was transferred to [[Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]] |
In the latter half of the 1970s, she was transferred to the [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]], in [[Cuba]]. She remained in active service at Guantanamo as late as April 2015.<ref name=TheWireVolume17Issue24> |
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|url=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/The_Wire_Issue24v17.pdf#page=6 |
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| title = The tugboats of Guantanamo |
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|work=[[The Wire (JTF-GTMO)|The Wire]] |
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| author = Daryl T. Madrid |
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| date = 1 April 2015 |
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| page = 6 |
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| location = [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]] |
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| access-date = 2015-04-13 |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160808233757/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/The_Wire_Issue24v17.pdf#page=6 |
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The three Natick class tugs at Guantanamo remain among the last five to remain in service. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/wanamassa.html}} |
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*{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|id=YTB820}}|}} |
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*{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrservicecraft/details/YTB820.htm|}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{navsource|14/09820}} |
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*[http://www.coastguardchannel.com USS Wanamassa (YTB 820)] {{Failed verification | date=December 2011}} |
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{{Natick class tug}} |
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[[Category:Natick-class |
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[[Category:1973 ships]] |
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[[Category:Tugs of the United States Navy]] |
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Wanamassa (YTB-820)
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Namesake | Wanamassa, New Jersey |
Awarded | 9 August 1971 |
Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 28 October 1972 |
Launched | 4 May 1973 |
Acquired | 28 July 1973 |
Homeport | Guantanamo Bay |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Natick-class large harbor tug |
Displacement |
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Length | 108 ft (33 m) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Installed power | 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW) |
Propulsion | one diesel engine, one screw |
Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 12 |
Wanamassa (YTB-820) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Wanamassa, New Jersey.[1]
Construction
[edit]The contract for Wanamassa was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down on 28 October 1972 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 4 May 1973.
Operational history
[edit]Delivered to the U.S. Navy on 28 July 1973, Wanamassa was initially assigned to the 10th Naval District and operated out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, aiding ships in berthing and docking maneuvers and standing ready to provide waterfront fire protection.
In the latter half of the 1970s, she was transferred to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. She remained in active service at Guantanamo as late as April 2015.[2] The three Natick class tugs at Guantanamo remain among the last five to remain in service.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wanamassa (YTB-820)". Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ Daryl T. Madrid (1 April 2015). "The tugboats of Guantanamo" (PDF). The Wire. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of Wanamassa (YTB-820) at NavSource Naval History