Abnaki class fleet ocean tug

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The Abnaki class is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November of 1942. The class is comprised of 22 ocean going tugboats. The ships were constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.

[edit] General characteristics

Length: 205 ft 0 in (62.5 m)
Beam: 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Draught: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Speed: 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Crew: 85

[edit] Ships

USS Abnaki (ATF-96) - commissioned: 1943; decommissioned: 1978; fate: transferred to Mexico
USS Alsea (AT-97) - commissioned: 1943; decommissioned: 1962; fate: scrapped
USS Arikara (AT-98) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1971; fate: transferred to Chile
USS Atakapa (ATF-149) - commissioned: 1944; fate: disposed of during training exercise in 2000
USS Moctobi (ATF-105) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1985; fate: transferred to other government agency in 1997
USS Molala (AT-106) - commissioned: 1943; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
USS Mosopelea (ATF-158) - commissioned: 1945; fate: disposed of during training exercise in 1999
USS Munsee (AT-107) - commissioned: 1948; fate: unknown
USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
USS Pakana (AT-108) - commissioned: 1945; decommissioned: 1948; fate: assigned to U.S. Bureau of Mines for use in Alaska
USS Papago (ATF-160) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to other government agency in 1997
USS Potawatomi (AT-109) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1948; fate: transferred to Chile, sunk in 1965
USS Salinan (ATF-161) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
USS Sarsi (ATF-111) - commissioned: 1944; lost 27 August 1952 (naval mine) with 4 men killed
USS Seranno (ATF-112) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1970; fate: scrapped
USS Takelma (ATF-113) - commissioned: 1944; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1993
USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1978; fate: transferred to Taiwan
USS Tenino (ATF-115) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1947; fate: transferred to U.S. Maritime Administration
USS Tolowa (ATF-116) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1947; fate: unknown
USS Utina (ATF-163) - commissioned: 1946; decommissioned: 1971; fate: transferred to Venezuela
USS Wateree (ATF-117) - commissioned: 1945; lost 9 October 1945 (typhoon) with 8 men killed
USS Wenatchee (ATF-118) - commissioned: 1945; decommissioned: 1947; fate: transferred to U.S. Maritime Administration

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

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