HMS Justice (W-140)

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The HMS Justice (W-140), a Royal Navy ship classified as a rescue tug, was originally built in the US as the US Navy ATR-1 class rescue tug USS ATR-20.¹ It was renumbered BATR-20² when returned to the US in 1946.

DANFS¹ specifics: Justice, British name retained, ATR-20: dp. 1,360; 1. 165'5"; b. 33'6"; dr. 15'10" 1- s. 12 k.; cpl. 32; a. 1 3", 2 20mm.; cl. ATR-1.

ATR-20 was laid down by Camden Ship Building & Marine Railway Co., Camden, Maine, 20 January 1943; launched 18 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Joy D. Creyk; transferred to the United Kingdom under lendlease 24 April 1944; and commissioned as HMS Justice at Boston, Mass., the same day, Lt. J. S. Allison, RNR, in command.

During the remainder of World War II, Justice served as a rescue tug in the Royal Navy. She was returned to the US Navy 20 March 1946. Her name² was struck from the Navy List 3 July 1946, and she was sold 3 October 1947.

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1. This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
2. navsource.org reports the ship's name was withdrawn on return to America, meaning the name would have reverted to USS BATR-20. However the DANFS entry lists Justice as "British name retained", meaning it would be called USS Justice (BATR-20). Regardless, even if the vessel was referred to as Justice rather than simply BATR-20, it would only have been known as such for a period of three months before being struck.

ATR-1 class rescue tug

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