title: Nanticoke (YTB-803)
text: # Nanticoke (YTB-803)
  
  Nanticoke (YTB-803) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug.
  
  ## Construction
  
  The contract for Nanticoke was awarded 4 March 1969. She was laid down on 26 May 1969 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders and launched 14 December 1969.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  Nanticoke was placed in service in the 12th Naval District at San Francisco in 1970.
  
  Stricken from the Navy List 9 November 1999, Nanticoke was sold to a private concern and renamed Canal Protector. Ex-Nanticoke was subsequently resold and renamed Robert E. McAllister.
  
  