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USS ATA-125
ex
 USS ATR-47 (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Hotel - Juliet

NZHJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East (1) - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug / ATA-121 Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Planned and approved as Fleet Tug AT-125
  • Reclassified Rescue Tug ATR-47
  • Laid down, 27 November 1942, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, 3 January 1943
  • Commissioned, USS ATR-47, 12 August 1943, LT. H. L. Lane in command
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-125, 15 May 1944
  • During World War II USS ATA-125 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign;
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commercial Service
  • Sold in 1947 to Moran Towing, named Joseph H.Moran II
  • Resold in 1949 to South American Towing Corp (Moran), Monrovia and renamed Dragon, re-flagged Liberian
  • Sold back to Moran Towing in 1953, renamed Joseph H.Moran II, re-flagged USA
  • Resold in 1960 to Bureau Wijsmuller, Ijmuiden, Netherlands, renamed Utrecht, re-flagged Netherlands
  • Resold to the France Navy in 1964, renamed RFS Hippopotame (A-660)
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target in 1985
  • USS ATA-125 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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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    USS ATR-47
    ATR-47 85k USS ATR-47 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Commercial Service
    ATR-47 53k Ex-ATA-125 in commercial service as Bureau Wijsmuller's tug Utrecht underway, in New York Harbor in 1960 Hans van der Ster
    There is no DANFS history currently available for USS ATR-47 / USS ATA-125 at NavSource
    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