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USS ATR-88


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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, date unknown, at Berger Boat Co., Manitowoc, WI.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Navy and commissioned USS ATR-88, 1 August 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold 20 April 1948, 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 engine, single screw, 1,600 hp
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    ATR-88 77k USS ATR-88 underway off Manitowoc, WI., 23 August 1944, builder's photo. National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, courtesy Donald Taber
    ATR-88 49k USS ATR-88 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    ATR-88 59k USS ATR-88 underway, date and location unknown.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-75997 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW)
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATR-88 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 15 August 2008