Members of the class are named for Native American peoples and their members,[1] USS Redwing excepted.

As of 1 April 2015[update], five[2] to eight Natick-class tugs remain in active service.

Members of this class were designed under project SCB 147A.

[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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