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USS ATR-73


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Foxtrot - Quebec
 NHFQ
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, date unknown, at Bellingham Marine Railway and Boat Building Co., Bellingham, WA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned USS ATR-73, 1 January 1945, LTjg. E. L. Givins in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-73 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold in 1945 to Meseck Towing & Transportation Co.Inc. New York, N.Y. renamed Judith Meseck
  • Laid up in 1946
  • Final Disposition, broken up in the 1950s at Witte Yard, Newark, N.J.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl), 681 grt.
    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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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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