USS Wailaki (YTB-706) was a large yard tug proposed for the United States Navy that was not built.

History
United States
NameUSS Wailaki
NamesakeThe Wailaki, one of the Native American groups making up the Eel River Athapaskans that traditionally lived on or near the Eel River of northwestern California
BuilderBethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California (planned)
Laid downNever
NotesConstruction contract cancelled 29 August 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeHisada-class tug
Displacement310 tons (full)
Length101 ft 0 in (30.78 m)
Beam28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Draft9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Speed12 knots
Complement10

Wailaki was a Hisada-class large yard tug slated to be built at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 29 August 1945.

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