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USS ATR-31

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Papa - Papa
 NFPP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

USS ATR-31 was transferred to Peru, named BAP Selendon
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Northwest Shipbuilding, South Bellingham, WA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned USS ATR-31, date unknown
  • During World War II USS ATR-31 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Ormoc Bay landings, 7 December 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to Peru in 1947, named BAP Selendon
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS ATR-31 earned the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Salvage, Fire Fighting, and Rescue Unit, Service Force, 7th Fleet - Philippine Islands area, 7 to 8 December 1944, and one battle star for World War II service
    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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    USS ATR-31
    ATR-31 60k USS Lamson (DD-367) afire off Ormoc, Leyte, 7 December 1944, after she was hit by a Kamikaze. The tug assisting with fire fighting is probably USS ATR-31
    US National Archives photo #: 80-G-290898, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US Naval Historical Center
    BAP Selendon
    ATR-31 47k Ex-USS ATR-31 in Peruvian Naval service as BAP Selendon at anchor or moored to a buoy, circa 1951, location unknown. Official Peruvian Navy photo. Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history currently available for USS ATR-31 at NavSource
    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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    Last Updated 22 August 2008