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AT-122 / ATR-44 / ATA-122

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Xray - Juliet

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS ATA-122 was transferred to Chile and named Lautaro (PP-62) resold to Uruguay and renamed ROU San Jose

ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug / ATA-121 Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:

Planned and approved as Fleet Tug AT-122

Reclassified Rescue Tug ATR-44

Laid Down (date unknown) at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.

Launched, 17 November 1942

Commissioned, USS ATR-44 (date unknown)

Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-122, 15 May 1944

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Transferred to Chile, 19 September 1947, and named Lautaro (PP-62)

Struck from the Chilean Navy in 1991

Sold to Uruguay in 1992 and renamed ROU San Jose

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 835 t.(fl)
Length 143'
Beam 33' 10"
Draft 13' 2"
Speed 13 kts.
Complement 45
Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
Propulsion diesel-electric single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS ATA-122
	84k	*ATA-122, De Haven* (DD-727) and Mansfield (DD-728) are about to undock in Dry Dock # 3 at Naval Shipyard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 27 October 1947 - Navy Day Exhibit. Television Camera at Dry Dock #3. *Mansfield* is to the left of *De Haven* and behind *ATA-122. US Naval Ship Yard Mare Island photo #2055-47*	Darryl Baker
Lautaro (PP-62)
	15k	ex-USS ATA-122 underway in Chilean service, as Lautaro (PP-62), date and location unknown	Armada De Chile web site.
	49k	Lautaro (PP-62), date and place unknown.	Patricio Villalobos Captain (R) Chilean Navy
	41k	Lautaro (PP-62) underway, circa 1956, location unknown. Official Chilean Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
	61k	Lautaro (PP-62), circa 1964, location unknown.	Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history available for ATR-44 / ATA-122 at NavSource

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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Last Updated 29 June 2007