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ATA-228

ATA-219 Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down in 1946 by the Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Canceled by the War Shipping Administration in 1946
  • Sold in 1947 to Argentina christened ARA Sanaviron (Q16)
  • Redesignated (A8), date unknown
  • Struck from the Argentine Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t. (limiting)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2" (limiting)
    Speed 13 kts (trial speed).
    Complement 5 officers, 40 enlisted
    Armament one single 3'/50 cal. dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion one General Motors 12-278A diesel-electric engine, single screw, 1500shp.
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