USS Chippewa (AT-69) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.

Assigned to duty in the Caribbean Sea Frontier, she made Trinidad, British West Indies, her principal base until 6 May 1944, when she returned to Norfolk for repairs.

The diesel electric, single screw tug remained in the Reserve Fleet until transferred to the Maritime Administration and moved to the Beaumont NDRF on 15 November 1960.

Chippewa remained in the Beaumont NDRF until 17 August 1989 when she was returned to the Navy to be prepared to be sunk as an artificial reef.

[1] Chippewa was sunk on 8 February 1990 by a network of 37 explosive charges,[2] where she continues to serve the Panama City area as an artificial reef.