Dekanawida (YTB-334)

The first Dekanawida (YT-334/YTB-334) was a tug in the United States Navy during World War II.

History
United States
Name	Dekanawida (in service, not commissioned)
Namesake	Dekanawida, The Great Peacemaker
Acquired	1942 from Foss Maritime as Mary Foss, the ex 1904 Army mine planter Col. George Armistead.
In service	1942
Out of service	1946
Reclassified	YTB-334, 15 May 1944
Stricken	8 May 1946
Fate	Reacquired by Foss Maritime 1946, renamed Agnes Foss sold 1972 to Philippine buyer & renamed Celtic.
General characteristics
Tonnage	630 GRT
Length	142 ft 0 in (43.28 m)
Beam	30.6 ft 0 in (9.33 m)
Draft	14.2 ft 0 in (4.33 m)
Propulsion	single engine/propeller, 1,500 horsepower[1]

The ship was built and delivered in 1904 by Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the U.S. Army as the Mine planter USAMP Colonel George Armistead.[1][2] Armistead was sold by the U.S. Army Mine Planter Service in 1935 to Foss Towing and Barge Co., Portland, Oregon which renamed the ship Mary Foss.[1] Mary Foss was acquired by the U.S. Navy 2 November 1942 and placed in service as Dekanawida. She was employed in the 14th Naval District, and on 15 May 1944 was reclassified YTB-334. Dekanawida was stricken from the Navy List on 8 May 1946, delivered to the Maritime Commission for disposal, reacquired by Foss Maritime and renamed as the Agnes Foss.[Note 1][1] After sale in 1972 to a buyer in the Philippines the ship was operated as Celtic.[1]