The ''Sotoyomo''-class tugboats were a class of
United States Navy rescue
tugboats. The lead ship was ,
laid down in September 1942. Designed as "rescue tugs", the class consisted of forty-nine ships, classified as
auxiliaries. ''Sotoyomo'' commemorates a part of the
Sioux
The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (; Dakota language, Dakota: Help:IPA, /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes and First Nations in Canada, First Nations peoples in North America. The ...
tribe.
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Ships
United States
United Kingdom
See also
* Type V ship - Tugs
References
{{Sotoyomo class tug
Auxiliary tugboat classes