- Construction
- Operational history
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{{Other ships|USS Niantic}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=Tugs assist USS Ranger (CV-61) at Pearl Harbor on 8 March 1993.jpg | Ranger|CV 61}}, with her sailors manning the rails and aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) on her deck, as she is nudged into position by harbor tugs Niantic, {{ship | YTB-815}}, and {{ship | YTB-814} upon arrival at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 8 March 1993.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 2002}} | Ship name= | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered=31 January 1964 | Ship builder=Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin | Ship laid down=10 December 1964 | Ship launched=7 September 1965 | Ship completed= | Ship acquired=10 November 1965 | Ship commissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service=1966 | Ship out of service=26 April 2006 | Ship struck=26 April 2006 | Ship reinstated= | Ship honours= | Ship fate=Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) reuse/conversion, 11 February 2008 | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Natick|large harbor tug}} | Ship type= | 283|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (light)- {{convert|356|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} (full)
| 109|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draught= | 14|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=Diesel engine, single screw | 12|kn|mph km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship complement=12 | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament= | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship notes=
}} | Niantic (YTB–781) was a United States Navy {{sclass-|Natick|large harbor tug}} named for Niantic, Connecticut.[1]ConstructionThe contract for Niantic was awarded 31 January 1964. She was laid down on 10 December 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 7 September 1965. Operational historyPlaced in service in the 14th Naval District in June 1966, Niantic was assigned to the 14th Naval District, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Stricken from the Navy List 26 April 2006, Niantic was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse or conversion, 11 February 2008. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.navysite.de/ytb/ytb781.htm|title=Niantic (YTB-781)|accessdate=23 October 2011}}
- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/niantic.html}}
- {{NVR|{{NVR SC url|id=YTB781}}|}}
External links{{Commons category|USS Niantic (YTB-781)}}{{Natick class tug}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Niantic (YTB-781)}}{{US-mil-ship-stub}} 3 : Natick-class large harbor tugs|Ships built in Wisconsin|1965 ships |