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USS ATR-36


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Sierra - Zulu
 NGSZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Lynch Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, 24 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-36, 27 July 1944, at San Diego, CA., LT R.D. Raikes in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-36 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, circa. January 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • 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 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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    History written by crew member Samuel C. Moss BMG-2
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Samuel C. "Cam" Moss
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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