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ATR-126 / ATA-199 Undaunted

Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug: Laid down, 27 November 1943, as a Rescue Ocean Tug (ATR-126), at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur TX.; Reclassified as an Auxiliary Ocean Tug and rename ATA 199, circa April 1944; Commissioned, 1944; Decommissioned, 1947; Custody assigned to the Maritime Commission, 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; Renamed Undaunted (ATA-199), 16 July 1948; Struck from the Naval Register, January 1963; Transferred NOAA Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 1963; Transferred to the US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY; Renamed T/V Kings Pointer; Sold in 1998, for commercial service, renamed Undaunted, used as pusher tug on the Great Lakes; Final Disposition, as of 2001 still in service.

Specifications: Displacement 534 t.; Length 143'; Beam 33': Draft 13'; Speed 13kts; Complement 5 officers, 42 enlisted; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts; Propulsion, diesel-electric engines, single screw.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	40k	Seen here as *Undaunted*. 18 July 1998, photo by M. Hanley.		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret

There is no DANFS history currently available for Undaunted (ATA-199) at the Haze Gray & Underway web site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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