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Lost to mine explosion, 27 August 1952

USS Sarsi (ATF-111)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Zulu - Yankee
 NWZY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Individual Awards

Purple Heart (4-KIA, 4-WIA), 27 August 1952
Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug:
  • Laid down, 25 January 1943, as Sarsi (AT-111) at United Engineers and Drydock Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 12 June 1943
  • Reclassified as Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-111), 15 May 1944
  • Commissioned USS Sarsi (ATF-111), 24 June 1944
  • During the Korean War USS Sarsi participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter
    18 April to 18 August 1952     		Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    1 to 18 and 23 to 27 May 1952
    3 to 6 and 11 to 14 June 1952
    1 to 16 July 1952
    28 July to 1 August 1952
    20 to 28 August 1952

  • Final Disposition, Lost, 27 August 1952, from a mine explosion off the Korean coast between Wonsan and Hungnam
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS Sarsi earned two campaign stars for her service during the Korean Conflict
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,240 t.(lt) 1,589 t.(fl)
    Length 205'
    Beam 38' 6"
    Draft 15' 4"
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 85
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Diesel-electric, four Alco Diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw
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    Sarsi 680k Four Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tugs at the fitting out pier of United Engineers and Drydock Co., Alameda, CA., 8 October 1944. USS Sarsi (ATF-111) (foreground), to her starboard side is USS Munsee (ATF-107) and astern of Sarsi is USS Serrano (ATF-112). An unidentified Fleet Tug is to starboard of Serrano
    A US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Alan Owens
    Sarsi 23k USS Sarsi (ATF-111) underway, date and location unknown. Submitted by Tom Wilbeck
    to NAFTS
    National Association
    of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Sarsi 24k USS Sarsi (ATF-111) underway, date and location unknown. Submitted by Tom Wilbeck
    to NAFTS
    National Association
    of Fleet Tug Sailors
    USS Sarsi (ATF-111)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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