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USS ATR-10

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Hotel - Zulu

 NGHZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down in 1943 at Frank L. Sample Shipyard, Boothbay, ME.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS ATR-10, date unknown, LT R.P. Griffing, Jr in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-10 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 6"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement 32
    Propulsion triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines, single screw, 1,600 hp
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    ATR-10 43k USS ATR-10 underway off Boothbay Harbor, ME. circa 1944. is painted camouflage scheme 31/16Ax. Submitted by Donald Taber to the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    ATR-10 33k USS ATR-10 underway, 16 October 1944, location unknown. She is wearing camouflage scheme 31/16Ax.
    US Navy photo         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
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    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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