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USS ATA-219

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
ATA-219 Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 21 December 1944, by the Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX
  • Launched, 31 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS ATA-219, date unknown
  • Decommissioned in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Commercial Service
    Sold in 1946 to Coast Transportation Co. Inc., New Orleans, LA., renamed Titan
    Sold in 1954 to Tampa Marine Corporation, Tampa.FL.
    Sold in 1956 to Blue Stack Towing Co., Tampa.FL.
    Sold in 1961 to Mobile Towing & Wrecking Co., Mobile, AL.
    Sold in 1967 to Titan Tug & Towing Corp., Miami, FL.
    Sold in 1968 to Tidewater Barge Lines Inc., Portland, OR.
    Sold in 1974 to Inter-Ocean Towing (Pte), Ltd., Panama (Robin Loh, Singapore) and renamed Wilvin
    Final Disposition, broken up in 1982 (reported in 1983 without particulars)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t. (limiting)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2" (limiting)
    Speed 13 kts (trial speed).
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 40
    Armament
    one single 3'/50 cal. dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion
    one General Motors 12-278A Diesel-electric engine
    single propeller, 1500shp.
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    ATA-122 1400k Ex-USS ATA-122 in commercial service as the Inter-Ocean Towing (Pte), Ltd,, tug Wilvin at anchor, 28 October 1978, probably, in the harbor at Singapore. Hans van der Ster
    There is no DANFS history for USS ATA-219 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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    Last Updated 11 December 2009