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USS ATR-64

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Tango - Tango
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, 12 November 1943 at Wheeler Ship Building Corp., Whitestone, N.Y.
  • Launched, 2 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-64, 25 September 1944
  • During World War II USS ATR-64 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commercial Service
    Sold in 1950 to Griffith Steamship Co. Ltd. (Canadian Transport Co. Ltd.), Vancouver B.C, renamed Mogul
    Re-engined in 1950: 4 SA 10 cyl. Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Chicago (205 x 255) (1944)
    Resold in 1961 to Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Vancouver B.C., renamed Island Monarch
    Resold in 1972 to Seaspan International Limited, renamed Seaspan Chinook
    Resold in the 1990s to Maritime Heritage Society, Vancouver, renamed La Lumiere
  • Final Disposition, sunk at her mooring, 9 May 2008, at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia
    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, 1,600shp
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    USS ATR-64
    ATR-64 27k USS ATR-64 under way, date and location unknown Submitted The Maritime Heritage Society of Vancouver to the
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Merchant Service
    ATR-64 37k Ex-USS ATR-64 under way while in merchant service as Mogul National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy The Maritime Heritage Society of Vancouver
    ATR-64 28k Griffith Steamship Co. Ltd. tug Mogul, circa 1950-61. Hans van der Ster, Towingline.com
    ATR-64 36k Underway while in merchant service as the Seaspan International Limited's commercial yacht Seaspan Chinook National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy The Maritime Heritage Society of Vancouver
    ATR-64 77k La Lumiere, moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, date unknown Barry Gerrard
    ATR-64 72k La Lumiere, moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, date unknown Barry Gerrard
    ATR-64 72k La Lumiere, moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, date unknown Barry Gerrard
    ATR-64 84k La Lumiere, moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, date unknown Barry Gerrard
    ATR-64 91k La Lumiere, moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, date unknown Barry Gerrard
    ATR-64 120k Underwater images of La Lumiere in 2018, at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, 280 feet down.. Still standing upright. Photos by John Buchanan
    ATR-64 130k
    There is no DANFS history currently available for ATR-64 at NavSource
    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
    Newspaper article - Globe and Mail, British Columbia, Saturday, May 10, 2008
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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    Last Updated 28 January 2018