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.

[1] The contract for Dekanawida was awarded 5 June 1973.

Dekanawida remained in active service at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as late as April 1, 2015.

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