title: Dekanawida (YTB-831)
text: # Dekanawida (YTB-831)
  
  Dekanawida (YTB-831) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for the Great Peacemaker who, by tradition, was one of the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy. Dekanawida was the second US Navy ship to bear the name.
  
  ## Construction
  
  The contract for Dekanawida was awarded 5 June 1973. She was laid down on 22 January 1974 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 12 September 1974.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  Dekanawida remained in active service at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as late as April 1, 2015.
  
  