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BATR-20
ex
 HMS Justice (W-140) (1943 - 1946)
 BATR-19 (1943)


BATR-20 was turned over to the United Kingdom under the Lend-lease Act, named HMS Justice (W-140)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, 20 January 1943, at Camden Ship Building & Marine Railway Co., Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 18 October 1943
  • Transferred to the United Kingdom under terms of the Lend-lease Act, 24 April 1944
  • Commissioned HMS Justice (W-140), at Boston, MA., 24 April 1944, LT. J. S. Allison, RNR, in command
  • Reported to have served at Normandy landings
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 20 March 1946, name withdrawn, reverted to BATR-20
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946
  • Commercial History
  • Sold 3 October 1947, to Leopoldo Simoncini, Buenos Aires, renamed St. Christopher, re-flagged Costa Rican
  • Chartered in 1953 to Salvamar (Leopoldo Simoncini), Buenos Aires for salvage operations in Beagle Channel on
    the sunken Monte Cervantes (wrecked in 1930), in conjunction with Argentine Navy vessels Chiriguanos,
    Guaraní and Sanavirón
  • Suffered engine trouble and rudder damage in 1954, grounded in Beagle Canal, wreck still there
  • Ashore and abandoned in 1957
  • Remaining fuel oil removed in 2004
  • Final Disposition, grounded and abandoned
    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-20 52k ex-BATR-20 as the Salvamar salvage company tug St. Christopher aground in the Beagle Channel, Argentina , date unknown. Courtesy Historia y Arqueologia Marítima web site
    View the BATR-20
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    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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