Owner U.S. Navy Laid down 1 September 1960 Acquired 19 June 1961 Launched 28 February 1961 Draft 4.27 m Builder Slidell | Awarded 29 June 1960 Completed 13 June 1961 Construction started 1 September 1960 Length 33 m Beam 9.45 m | |
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Namesake A town in Massachusetts. | ||
Natick (YTB-760) was the lead ship of United States Navy Natick class large district harbor tugs. The second U.S. Navy ship to carry that name, she is named for Natick, Massachusetts.
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Construction
The contract for Natick was awarded 29 June 1960. She was laid down on 1 September 1960 at Slidell, Louisiana, by Southern Shipbuilding Corpa and launched 19 June 1961.
Operational history
From 1961 to 1964 Natick served the 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Virginia. From 1964 into 1970 the tug was assigned to SUBRON 14 at Holy Loch, Scotland. Natick supported U.S. Navy ships at La Maddalena, Italy from 1970 to 1973. In the late 1990s, YTB-760 was stationed with Port Services supporting USS Simon Lake (AS-33) at La Maddelena, Sardinia, Italy.
Stricken from the Navy list on 28 March 2003, Natick was sold at Boston, Massachusetts, on 26 April 2005.