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ATR-92
HMS Athlete (W-150)


ATR-92 was transferred under the terms of the Lend-lease Act to the United Kingdom, named HMS Athlete (W-150)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid Down (date unknown) at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, 18 May 1943
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 13 November 1943
  • ATR-92 never saw active service in the US Navy
  • Transferred under the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom
  • Commissioned HMS Athlete (W-150), 15 November 1943
  • Final Disposition, mined and sunk off Leghorn, Italy, 17 July 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(fl)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 45
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion diesel-electric single propeller
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