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ATR-91
HMS Patroclus (W-118)


ATR-91 was transferred Lend-Lease to the United Kingdom, named HMS Patroclus (W-118)

ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid Down, date unknown, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 22 October 1943
  • ATR-91 never saw active service in the US Navy
  • Transferred under the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom, Commissioned HMS Patroclus (W-118), date unknown
  • Returned to US Naval custody in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commercial Service
  • Sold for commercial service in 1947 to Moran Towing & Transportation, New York, N.Y., named Kevin Moran
  • Sold in 1959 to Pacific Island Navigation Co., Seattle, WA. renamed Mohawk
  • Sold in 1973 to General Marine Company Pte.Ltd., Singapore, name retained
  • Sold in 1976 to Puget Sound Steam Ship Co., San Francisco, CA. name retained
  • Sold in 1983 to General Marine Int. Services Inc., Panama, name retained
  • Sold in 1985 to Crowley Int. Inc., Panama, name retained
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(fl) 1533 t.(fl) 698 (grt)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 45
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion two GM 12-278A diesel-electric engines, single screw, 1,500 SHP

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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association

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