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AT-37 / ATO-37 Iuka

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bagaduce Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., Port Richmond, N.Y.
  • Launched, 12 January 1920 Commissioned USS Iuka (AT-37), 29 October 1920
  • Decommissioned, 20 July 1932, at New York, N.Y., laid up in reserve
  • Recommissioned, 23 November 1940, at Philadelphia, PA.
  • Reclassified Fleet Tug Old (ATO-37), 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, 15 August 1946, and placed in service
  • Placed out of service, 15 April 1947, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal and sold 8 July 1948 at Los Angeles, CA. to Pan American Steamship Corp, of Panama, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 795 t.(lt) 969 t.(fl)
    Length 156' 8"
    Beam 30' 2"
    Draft 14' 7"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 44
    Armament one machine gun
    Propulsion system unknown
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    Iuka 56k Iuka (ATO-37) setting and retrieving targets for 3rd Fleet aircraft bombing practice off Mexican coast, date unknown. Submitted by Bob Roy to the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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