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USS ATA-124
ex
 USS ATR-46 (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Delta - Alpha
NZDA
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-124 was transferred to Argentina and renamed ARA Diaguita (A-5)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug / ATA-121 Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Planned and approved as Fleet Tug AT-124
  • Reclassified Rescue Tug ATR-46
  • Laid Down, 27 November 1942, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, 29 January 1942
  • Commissioned, USS ATR-46, 24 July 1943, LT. R. K. Thurman in command
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-124, 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in September 1947
  • Transferred under terms of the Security Assistance Act to Argentina, in 1947 and renamed ARA Diaguita (A-5)
  • Sold in 1979 to S.A.Para el Desarrollo de la Technologia Acuatica (SATECNA), Buenos Aires, renamed Satecna VI
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(fl)
    Length 134' 6"
    Beam 33' 10" (extreme)
    Draft 13' 2" (limiting)
    Speed 13 kts. (trial speed)
    Complement
    5 Officers
    40 Enlisted
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion
    one General Motors diesel-electric model 12-278A
    one Main Reduction Gear, Fairbanks Morse
    one Ship's service generator, diesel, 60 KW, 120V D.C.
    single propeller
    Fuel Capacity, 1300 bbls
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 25 July 2008