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USS Ontario (ATO-13)
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 USS Ontario (AT-13) (1920 - 1944)
 USS Ontario (Fleet Tug #13) (1912 - 1920)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Delta - Xray
 NIDX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Medal (retroactive) - American Defense Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Sonoma Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 23 November 1911, at New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 11 April 1912
  • Commissioned, USS Ontario, 4 September 1912, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA., Chief Boatswain S. M. McCarthy in command
  • Designated, Fleet Tug (AT-13), 17 February 1920
  • USS Ontario was at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
  • Redesignated Fleet Tug Old (ATO-13), 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, 3 June 1946, at Long Beach, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold to Floyd Harrington, Wilmington, CA, 4 April 1947, fate unknown
  • Ontario received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,120 t.(fl)
    Length 185' 2"
    Beam 34'
    Draft 20' 3"
    Speed 13.2 kts.
    Complement 42
    Armament two 3" and two mg
    Propulsion type unknown, single screw
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    Ontario 59k USS Ontario (ATO-13) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 David Wright
    View the USS Ontario (AT-13 / ATO-13)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    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
    Pearl Harbor Action Report
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    Last Updated 15 August 2008