USS Waneta (YT-384), later YTB-384, later YTM-384, was a United States Navy harbor tug in commission from 1944 to 1946 and from 1953 to 1974. Waneta was laid down on 8 September 1943 at Brooklyn, New York, by . She was launched on 24 December 1943, and completed and delivered to the Navy on 25 April 1944. Reclassified a large harbor tug and redesignated YTB-384 on 15 May 1944, Waneta initially was allocated to the United States Pacific Fleet's service force and operated actively in her designed role until placed out of service, in reserve, in March 1946, berthed at San Diego, California.