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HMS Aspirant (W-134)
ex
 ATR-42


ATR-42 was turned over to the United Kingdom under the Lend-lease Act, named HMS Aspirant (W-134)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Planned as AT-120
  • Laid down in late 1942 as ATR-42 at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched in early 1943
  • Redesignated BATR-42 in 1943
  • ATR-42 never saw active service with the US Navy
  • Transferred to the United Kingdom, 3 May 1943
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Aspirant (W-134)
  • Aspirant saw duty in the Mediterranean during World War II
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 20 March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 18 November 1946, for disposal
  • Commercial Service
  • Sold in 1947 to Moran Towing and Transportation Co., New York, renamed Aspirant
  • Sold in 1948 to Office d’Exploitation des Trasnports Coloniaux (Otraco), Matadi, renamed Vivi re-flagged Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications: Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 5"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 10"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement 52
    Propulsion triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines, single screw, 1,600 hp
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