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USS ATR-22

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Echo - Quebec
NZEQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal


ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, 27 April 1943, at Jakobson Shipyard Inc., Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y.
  • Launched, 30 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-22, 10 July 1944
  • Assigned to Caribbean Sea Frontier, 31 December 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold (awarded) by the Maritime Commission to Georgia Marine Salvage Co. Inc., Brunswick, GA., delivered 13 March 1948
  • 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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    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
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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