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AT-125 / ATR-47 / ATA-125


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Hotel - Juliet
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

ATA-125 was sold to France and named RFS Hippopotame (A-660)
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, date unknown, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Navy in 1943
  • Commissioned, USS ATR-47, date unknown
  • During World War II ATR-47 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following campaign;
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-125, 15 May 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 France in 1964, named RFS Hippopotame (A-660)
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target in 1985
  • ATR-47 as ATA-125 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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 - one 2500HP General Motors two stroke single acting 12 cylinder engine, single propeller
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    USS ATR-47
    ATR-47 85k ATR-47 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Commercial Service
    ATR-47 53k Ex-ATR-47 in commercial service as Bureau Wijsmuller's tug Utrecht underway, date and location unknown. Hans van der Ster
    There is no DANFS history currently available for ATR-47 / ATA-125 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 7 December 2007