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USS ATR-2

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Uniform - Papa
 NDUP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 to 12 June 1944, Normandy) - Navy Unit Commendation (7 to 12 June 1944, Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, 15 October 1942, at Wheeler Shipbuilding Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 1 November 1943
  • Commissioned USS ATR-2, 22 November 1943, LTjg. George Ulrich USN in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-2 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
    Task Group 122.3 - Salvage and Fire Fighting Group (Wreck Dispersal Vessel)
  • Decommissioned, 4 October 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 24 October 1945
  • USS ATR-2 earned one battle star in addition to the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,315 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 6"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Speed 12.2 kts.
    Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.
    Armament
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 47
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 1,620 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers, 200psi, Sat
    two Turbo drive Ships Service Generators, 60kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 1,600 hp
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    094000202    		 398 Launching of ATR-2, 1 November 1943, at Wheeler Shipbuilding Co., Brooklyn, N.Y Jeannie Vinson for grandfather Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2
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    094000205    		 274 USS ATR-2 probably during acceptance trials off Brooklyn, N.Y., November-December 1943. Jeannie Vinson for grandfather Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2
    LST-427 72k USS ATR-2 off the Normandy beachhead, June 1944. Robert Ides HM-427 Photo Collection
    ATR-2
    094000214    		 227k USS ATR-2 crew at Le Havre, France, 1 January 1945. Hugh P. Lennon is in center of front row turned sideways. Jeannie Vinson for grandfather Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2
    ATR-2 47k USS ATR-2 aground outside the harbor at Le Havre, France, circa 27 June to 3 July 1945 National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy of Russell Hobbs.
    ATR-2
    094000206    		 145k USS ATR-2 aground outside the harbor at Le Havre, France, circa 27 June to 3 July 1945.
    Photos by Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2    		 Jeannie Vinson for grandfather Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2
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    094000211    		 384k USS ATR-2 drydocked at Le Havre, France to patch the hull which was damaged when striking a submerged wreck 27 June 1945. Jeannie Vinson for grandfather Hugh P. Lennon MM2/c ATR-2
    ATR-2
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    There is no history available for USS ATR-2 at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Ulrich, George, USN22 November 1943 - January 1945
    02LTjg. Edwards, Ray Cliff, USNJanuary 1945 - February 1945
    03LT. Blanco, Ralph, USNFebruary 1945 - April 1945
    04LTjg. Edwards, Ray Cliff, USNApril 1945 - 4 October 1945
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Shoving Off Party program - 15 November 1943
    MM2/c Hugh P. Lennon journal entries 27, 28 June and 3 July 1945.
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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