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AT-148 / ATF-148 Achomawi

USS Achomawi (ATF-148) was transferred to Taiwan, renamed Ta To (554)

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug

Laid down as (AT-148) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C.

Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-148), 15 May 1944

Launched, 14 June 1944

Commissioned USS Achomawi (ATF-148), 10 November 1944, LT. R. H. Teter in command

Decommissioned, 10 June 1947, at Orange. TX.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, TX.

Struck from the Naval Register in 1962

Sold under the Security Assistance Program to Taiwan in 1991, renamed Ta To (554)

Disposition, active in Taiwanese service

Specifications:
Displacement 1,190 t.(lt)
Length 205'
Beam 38' 5"
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 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	Contributed By
USS Achomawi (ATF-148)
	33k	Achomawi (ATF-148), date and location unknown)	Submitted by David Thomas to NAFTS National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
	80k	Achomawi (ATF-148) off Mare Island, 26 March 1946 at the end of an overhaul period at Mare Island Navy Yard. Shipyard records indicate overhaul period started 6 March 46 and was completed 1 April 1946. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1220-46.	Darryl Baker
	196k	Achomawi (ATF 148) outboard of Munsee (ATF-107 at Navy Yard Mare Island, 28 March 1946. Just forward of *Munsee* is Current (ARS-22) and forward of that ship is (from left to right) are Lipan (ATF-85), Deliver (ARS-23) and Preserver (ARS-8). Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1247-46.	Darryl Baker
	222k	Achomawi (ATF 148) outboard of Munsee (ATF-107 at Navy Yard Mare Island, 28 March 1946. Aft of the two tugs are Harnett County (LST 821) and *YD-33. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1248-46*.	Darryl Baker
	183k	Forward plan view of Achomawi (ATF 148) alongside Munsee (ATF-107 at Navy Yard Mare Island, 28 March 1946. Harnett County (LST 821) and *YD-33* are aft. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1249-46.	Darryl Baker
	188k	Aft plan view of Achomawi (ATF 148) alongside Munsee (ATF-107 at Navy Yard Mare Island, 28 March 1946. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1250-46.	Darryl Baker
Ta To (554)
	37k	ex Achomawi (ATF-148) seen here in Taiwanese service as Ta To (554)	.

View the Achomawi (ATF-148)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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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