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AT-73 / ATF-73 Menominee

USS Menominee (ATF-73) was transferred to Indonesia and renamed Rakata (928)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Navajo Class Fleet Tug:

Laid down, 27 September 1942, at United Engineering Co., San Francisco, CA.

Launched, 14 February 1942

Commissioned USS Menominee (AT-73), 25 September 1942

Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-73), 15 May 1944

Decommissioned, 15 November 1946, at Portland, OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 November 1959

Transferred, under terms of the Military Assistance Program, to Indonesia, renamed Rakata (928)

Place in reserve by the Indonesian Navy in 1990

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Menominee received five battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 1,164 t.(lt)
Length 205'
Beam 38' 6"
Draft 14' 3"
Speed 16.5 kts.
Complement 85
Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, 4 .50 cal. mgs
Propulsion diesel-electric, four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw, 3,600shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	168k	Menominee (AF-73) in San Francisco Bay, 30 September 1942 US Navy photo NH 96840		US Naval Historical Center
	68k	*Kikuzuki* (Japanese Destroyer, 1926-1942), under salvage at Halavo Bay, Florida Island, near Tulagi, 10 August 1943. She had been sunk there by Yorktown (CV-5) planes 4 May 1942. This view looks aft from the ship's bow, with Menominee (ATF-73) and a crane barge working off her stern. USMC photo 59610		US Naval Historical Center

View the Menominee (AT-73 / ATF-73)
DANFS history entry located at Navsource

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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