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Lend Lease (British Fleet Tug-2) (BAT-2)
USS AT-146
USS ATR-90
USS ATA-146
USS Maricopa (ATA-146)


USS Maricopa was transferred to Argentina and renamed ARA Yamana (A6)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Maricopa Class Rescue Ocean Tug:
  • Laid down, 29 May 1942, as BAT-2 at Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Reclassified Fleet Tug AT-146, 30 September 1942
  • Launched, 23 October 1942
  • Reclassified Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-90, 5 January 1943
  • Commissioned USS ATR-90, 20 January 1943
  • Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-146, 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, 10 July 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 17 October 1947
  • Transferred, 31 October 1947, under the Security Assistance Program to Argentina, renamed ARA Yamana (A6)
  • Named Maricopa (ATA-146), 16 July 1948
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1984
  • Final Disposition, sunk by missile exercise in 1985
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(lt)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 45
    Armament
    one 3"/50 single dual purpose gun mount
    four 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel-electric engines, single screw
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    USS ATR-90
    ATR-90 104k ATR-90, underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo         		Submitted by Donald Taber to the
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    ARA Yamana (A-6)
    ATA-126 31k ex-ATA-146 in Argentine service as ARA Yamana (A-6) underway, date and place unknown. Armada Argentina web site
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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