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AT-166 / ATA-166 Chetco

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Fleet Tug: Built, 1919 as the civilian tug Barryton by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Elizabeth, NJ; Purchased by the Navy, 13 September 1943; Converted for Naval Service at Boland Machine Co., New Orleans, LA; Commissioned USS Chetco (AT-166), 24 September 1943; Reclassified, Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-166), 15 May 1944; Decommissioned, 14 June 1946 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 18 June 1945; Final disposition, fate unknown; Chetco received two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1,500 t.(fl); Length 150'; Beam 27' 7": Draft 15'; Speed 13kts; Complement 47.
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