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USS Algorma (ATO-34)
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 USS Algorma (AT-34) (1920 - 1944)
 USS Algorma (Fleet Tug #34) (1920)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Victor - Papa
 NEVP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Algorma Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 6 January 1919, at Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., Port Richmond, N.Y.
  • Launched, 12 June 1919
  • Commissioned USS Algorma (Fleet Tug No. 34), 15 May 1920, at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y., LT. H. C. Brown in command
  • Designated (AT-34), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 3 May 1922, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Recommissioned, 28 September 1924, at Mare Island, LT. Frank Schultz in command
  • During World War II Algorma was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theaters and participated in the following campaign;
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
  • Reclassified Fleet Tug Old (ATO-34), 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, 18 June 1946, at NavSta Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946
  • Final Disposition, transferred to the Maritime Commission, 14 January 1947 for disposal, fate unknown
  • Algorma earned one battle star for her World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 998 t.
    Length 156' 8"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14' 7"
    Speed 13.6 kts.
    Complement 44
    Armament one machine gun
    Propulsion single screw
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    Algorma 52k Algorma (AT-34) underway while dressed with flags, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Algorma 193k Typed letter on Algorma (AT-34) letterhead listing the names of the crew members that donated money to buy a wreath for the deceased mother of crew member James E. Gholson SC3/c. Note that Mr Gholson wrote beside each contributors name his rank or duties. Courtesy James and John Gholson for there father James E. Gholson SC3/c USN USS Algorma
    Algorma 27k Two crew members of Algorma (AT-34) circa 1927. Seated is probably Mess Attendant Pablo the other sailor is unidentified. Courtesy James and John Gholson for there father James E. Gholson SC3/c USN USS Algorma
    Algorma 52k Algorma (AT-34) underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, 13 November 1942. Camouflage is Measure 22.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-37294, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Algorma 42k Algorma (ATO-34) providing tug service to an unidentified aircraft carrier, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    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
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    Last Updated 31 October 2008