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ATF-165 Yustaga / ASR-20 Skylark


USS Skylark (ASR-20) was transferred to Brazil and renamed Gastao Moutinho (K-10)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Penguin Class Submarine Rescue Ship:
  • Laid down in 1945 as the Navajo Class Fleet Tug, Yustaga (ATF-165) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C.
  • Redesignated Submarine Rescue Ship, 11 October 1945
  • Assigned hull number ASR-20, 13 November 1945
  • Renamed Skylark, 5 December 1945
  • Launched, 19 March 1946
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet prior to commissioning at Charleston, S.C.
  • Commissioned USS Skylark (ASR-20), March 1951, at New London, CT.
  • Decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register, sold to Brazil, and commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Gastao Moutinho (K-10), 30 June 1993
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,735 t.
    Length 205'
    Beam 39' 3"
    Draft 15' 6" (lim)
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 106
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four 20mm guns, two depth charge tracks
    Propulsion
    diesel-electric, four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators
    three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
    single screw, 3,600shp
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    Skylark 79k Skylark (ASR-20) underway, circa 1950s or 60s. This photo was from her public relations package.
    US Navy photo # NH 97310 from the collection of Christopher P Cavas, 2000    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Skylark 52k Skylark (ASR-20) underway, date and place unknown.
    US navy photo.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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