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USS ATA-177


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Papa - Mike
 NJPM
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

ATA-177 was transferred to Chile named Lientur (PP-3)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug / Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 27 April 1944, as Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-104, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, 5 June 1944
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-177), 15 May 1944
  • Commissioned, USS ATA-177, 2 September 1944
  • During World War II USS ATA-177 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Sunk at Okinawa by "Typhoon Louise", 9 October 1945
  • Refloated, 12 December 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Chile, 29 September 1947, named Lientur (PP-3)
  • Decommissioned by the Chilean Navy in 1984
  • 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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    ATA-177 21k USS ATA-177 at anchor, date and location unknown. Patricio Villalobos, Captain (R) Chilean Navy
    Lientur (PP-3)
    ATA-177 15k Ex-ATA-177 in Chilean service as Lientur (PP-3) underway, date and location unknown. Patricio Villalobos, Captain (R) Chilean Navy
    ATA-177 15k Lientur (PP-3) at anchor, date and location unknown. Patricio Villalobos, Captain (R) Chilean Navy
    ATA-177 78k Lientur (PP-3) underway, date and location unknown. Patricio Villalobos, Captain (R) Chilean Navy
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATA-177 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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