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 GT
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 US 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] The Mary Foss was acquired by the 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 the Celtic.[1]