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ATR-116 / ATA-189 Raindeer
Sotoyomo Class Auxilary Fleet Tug: Projected as ATR-116; Laid down, as ATA-189, 18 September 1944, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX. Launched 19 October 1944; Commissioned USS Raindeer (ATA-189), 20 December 1944; Decommissioned, 29 August 1947, at Orange TX.; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group; Orange until 21 November 1948, Galveston until June 1958; Towed to Green Cove Springs FL. for lay up 25 June 1958; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Administration in March 1961, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustus, VA.; Final Disposition, fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 534 t.(lt) 835 t.(fl); Length 143'; Beam 33' 10": Draft 13' 2"; Speed 13kts; Complement 45; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion, diesel-electric engines, single screw.
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