Santaquin (YTB-824) is a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Santaquin, Utah.^[1]

The contract for Santaquin was awarded 9 August 1971. She was laid down on 5 March 1973 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 13 August 1973.^[2]a

Sometime prior to 1991, Santaquin served in the Norfolk, Virginia area.

Sometime prior to 2009, Santaquin was reassigned to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay where she remains in active service.

^a The NVR and DANFS sources seem to disagree on construction dates. In keeping with other articles in this class, dates shown are those taken from the NVR.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

• Photo gallery of Santaquin (YTB-824) at NavSource Naval History