Wanamassa (Native American)

Wanamassa was a Native American chief of the 17th century.

• The town of Wanamassa, New Jersey, New Jersey, is named for Wanamassa.
• The United States Navy large harbor tug USS Wanamassa (YTB-820), in commission since 1973, is named for him.

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