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USS Challange (ATA-201)
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 USS ATA-201 (1944 - 1948)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Kilo - Quebec
 NIKQ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug
  • Planned and authorized as Rescue Ocean Tug (ATR-128)
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-201),15 May 1944
  • Laid down, 3 August 1944,at Gulfport Boiler & Welding, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, 23 September 1944
  • Commissioned, USS ATA-201, 22 November 1944
  • Named USS Challenge (ATA-201), 16 July 1948
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1962
  • Sold, 1 October 1976 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scraping
  • Resold in 1978 to Marine Power & Equipment, Seattle, WA., renamed Marine Commander
  • Resold , date unknown, to Alaska Oregon Offshore Marine, name retained
  • Resold in 2007 to a West African Co., renamed Saje Commander.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 610 t.(lt) 860 t.(fl)
    Length 143'
    Beam 34'
    Draft 15'
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 7 Officers, 42 Enlisted
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel-electric engines, single screw
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    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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