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USS ATA-173


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Yankee - Hotel
 NTYH
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
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug / Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Planned and authorized as Fleet Tug AT-173
  • Laid down, 7 November 1943, as Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-100 at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-173), date unknown
  • Launched, 12 March 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATA-173, 12 April 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commercial Service
  • Sold for commercial services in, date unknown, to Lisbon Harbour Board, Lisbon, Portugal. renamed Dom Luiz
  • Resold in 1987, renamed Alpertucho, owner unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(fl)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 5 Officers 40 Enlisted
    Armament
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion two GM 12-278A diesel-electric engines, single screw, 1,500 SHP
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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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