USS Sassacus (YT-193) was a tugboat built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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History
United States
Name	USS Sassacus
Namesake	A native American word meaning "tribe"
Owner	United States Navy
Builder	Ira S. Bushey & Son
Laid down	21 April 1942
Launched	31 July 1942
In service	7 December 1942
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	Pessacus-class tugboat
Displacement	260 tons
Length	100 ft 10 in (30.73 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m)
Speed	12 knots
Complement	10

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Sassacus was laid down on 21 April 1942 by Ira S. Bushey and Son, Brooklyn, New York; launched on 31 July 1942; and delivered to the Navy and placed in service on 7 December 1942.

Assigned initially to the 3d Naval District and redesignated YTB-193 on 15 May 1944, Sassacus remained in the New York area until early 1945. Then reallocated to the 12th Naval District, she moved south; transited the Panama Canal; and assumed harbor tug duties in the San Francisco area. A year and a half later, however, she was ordered inactivated and was placed out of service, in reserve, on 26 November 1946. Redesignated YTM-193 in February 1962, she remained in reserve until transferred, on loan, to the government of Venezuela in January 1963, where she remained until 1974.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.