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USS ATR-76

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Golf - Romeo

NTGR
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 - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)


ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, 1 May 1943, at Camden Ship Building & Marine Railway, Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 15 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-76 10 October 1944, LT. D. J. Myers in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-76 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II USS ATR-76 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 2 September to 27 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold to Meseck Towing & Transportation Co. Inc., New York, N.Y., renamed Judith Ann Meseck
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,360 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 Prescott Co. 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, 1,600 hp

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    ATR-76 72k Builder's photo of USS ATR-76 under way, off Camden, ME., 18 October 1944. ATR-76 is painted camouflage scheme 31/16/Ax. National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy Donald Taber
    ATR-76 67k Builder's photo of USS ATR-76 under way, off Camden, ME., 18 October 1944. ATR-76 is painted camouflage scheme 31/16/Ax. National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy Donald Taber

    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATR-76 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
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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