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ATR-96
HMS Emphatic (W-154)


ATR-96 was transferred under the terms of the Lend-lease Act to the United Kingdom, named HMS Emphatic (W-154) later transferred to the Philippines, renamed BRP Ifugao (AQ-44)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid Down, date unknown, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 27 January 1944
  • ATR-96 never saw active service in the US Navy
  • Transferred under the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom
  • Commissioned HMS Emphatic (W-154), date unknown
  • Returned to US Navy custody in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in July 1948, renamed BRP Ifugao (AQ-44)
  • Final Disposition, fate 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 two GM 12-278A diesel-electric engines, single screw, 1,500 SHP
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    BRP Ifugao (R-44)
    ATR-96 41k Ex-ATR-96 underway while in the Republic of the Philippines naval service as BRP Ifugao (AQ-44) underway, circa 1953, location unknown.
    Official Philippine Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    ATR-96 48k BRP Ifugao (AQ-44) underway, circa 1953, location unknown.
    Official Philippine Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for ATR-96 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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