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USS Narragansett (ATF-88)
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 USS Narragansett (AT-88) (1943 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Oscar - Xray
 NBOX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (23 August 1943 Palermo- retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Individual Awards

Purple Heart (2-Palermo, 23 August 1943 )
Navajo Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 31 January 1942, at Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched, 8 August 1942
  • Commissioned USS Narragansett (AT-88), 15 January 1943, LTjg. C. J. Wichmann in command
  • Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug, (ATF-72), 15 May 1944
  • During World War II USS Narragansett was assigned initially to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 10 to 15 July 1943 Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 15 September 1944
    Salerno landings, 9 to 14 September 1943 .

  • Decommissioned, 21 December 1946, at Orange, TX.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Orange
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1961
  • Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration, 1 September 1961
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont,TX
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Narragansett received three battle stars tor World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,235 t.(lt) 1,674 t.(fl)
    Length 205'
    Beam 38' 6"
    Draft 15' 4"
    Speed 16k.5kts.
    Complement 85
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm guns
    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
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    Narragansett 250k USS Narragansett (ATF-88) underway shortly after commissioning in January 1943. Allan Owen
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    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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