The Abnaki-class tug is a class of United States Navyfleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats, the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.
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The Abnaki class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942 Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty USS Abnaki right alongside a Soviet trawlerClass overviewNameAbnaki classOperators United States Navy Formerly Foreign navies Currently Preceded byCherokee classSucceeded byPowhatan classBuilt1942 1945In commission1943 presentCompleted27Active7Lost3Retired17Preserved1General characteristicsTypeOcean fleet tugDisplacement1 589 tonsLength205 ft 0 in 62 48 m Beam38 ft 6 in 11 73 m Draft15 ft 4 in 4 67 m Propulsion4 General Motors 12 278A diesel main engines 4 General Electric generators 3 General Motors 3 268A auxiliary services engines Single screw 3 600 shp 2 700 kW Speed16 5 knots 30 6 km h Range6000 nautical miles 11 000 km at 16 knots 15 000 nautical miles 28 000 km at 8 knotsComplement85Armament1 3 in 76 mm gun 2 40 mm 1 6 in guns 4 20 mm 0 79 in cannonsUSS Moctobi Lion and USS Quapaw Tiger in 2011Ships editShip name Hull number Builder Comm Decomm FateAbnaki ATF 96 Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 25 Nov 1943 30 Sep 1978 Transferred to Mexico currently activeAlsea ATF 97 13 Dec 1943 15 Apr 1955 Sold for scrap 20 June 1996Arikara ATF 98 5 Jan 1944 1 Jul 1971 Transferred to Chile 1 July 1971 Sunk as target 1992Chetco ATF 99 29 May 1944 29 Jun 1970 Converted to submarine rescue ship during construction renamed USS Penguin ASR 12 Chowanoc ATF 100 21 Feb 1944 1 Oct 1971 Transferred to Ecuador 1 October 1977 currently activeCocopa ATF 101 25 Mar 1944 30 Sep 1978 Transferred to Mexico 30 September 1978 currently activeHidatsa ATF 102 25 Apr 1944 5 May 1948 Transferred to Colombia 1 March 1979 fate unknownHitchiti ATF 103 27 May 1944 30 Sep 1979 Transferred to Mexico 1 September 1976 currently activeJicarilla ATF 104 26 Jun 1944 14 Jun 1950 Transferred to Colombia 1 March 1979 sunk as artificial reef 2 September 2004Moctobi ATF 105 25 Jul 1944 30 Sep 1985 Sold to the Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission 29 December 1997 scrapped 2012Molala ATF 106 United Engineering Company 29 Sep 1943 1 Aug 1978 Transferred to Mexico 1 August 1978 currently activeMunsee ATF 107 30 Oct 1943 3 Nov 1969 Sold into commercial service 2 July 1970 scrapped 1978 Pakana ATF 108 17 Dec 1945 30 Apr 1948 Sunk as a target 27 May 1975Potawatomi ATF 109 12 Feb 1944 28 Apr 1948 Transferred to Chile February 1963 sunk 15 August 1965Quapaw ATF 110 6 May 1944 30 Aug 1985 Sank as a result of neglect 11 December 2011 scrapped 2012Sarsi ATF 111 24 Jun 1944 n a Sunk 27 August 1952Serrano ATF 112 22 Sep 1944 2 Jan 1970 Sold for scrap 2 November 1971Takelma ATF 113 3 Aug 1944 28 Jan 1992 Transferred to Argentina as Suboficial Castillo 30 September 1993 auctioned off 2022 1 Tawakoni ATF 114 15 Sep 1944 1978 Transferred to Taiwan 1 June 1978 decommissioned 1 November 2020Tenino ATF 115 18 Nov 1944 17 May 1947 Sunk as a target 18 Aug 1986Tolowa ATF 116 26 Dec 1944 27 Jan 1947 UnknownWateree ATF 117 17 Feb 1945 n a Sunk 9 October 1945Wenatchee ATF 118 24 Mar 1945 19 Mar 1947 UnknownAchomawi ATF 148 Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 11 Nov 1944 10 Jun 1947 Transferred to Taiwan 1991 currently activeAtakapa ATF 149 8 Dec 1944 1 Jul 1974 Sunk as a target 25 August 2000Cahuilla ATF 152 10 Mar 1945 27 Jun 1947 Transferred to Argentina 9 July 1961 museum shipChimariko ATF 154 28 Apr 1945 30 Oct 1946 Sunk as a target 27 August 1978Cusabo ATF 155 19 May 1945 3 Dec 1946 Transferred to Ecuador 30 August 1978 stricken 1999Luiseno ATF 156 16 Jun 1945 1 Jul 1975 Transferred to Argentina 1 July 1975 currently activeNimpuc ATF 157 8 Jul 1945 n a Transferred to Venezuela 1 September 1978 fate unknownMosopelea ATF 158 28 Jul 1945 n a Sunk as a target 27 October 1999Paiute ATF 159 27 Aug 1945 7 Aug 1992 Scrapped 2003Papago ATF 160 3 Oct 1945 28 Jul 1992 Decommissioned 28 July 1992 as of 2010 part of the Naval mothball fleet located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 3 Salinan ATF 161 9 Nov 1945 1 Sep 1978 Transferred to Venezuela 1 September 1978 fate unknownShakori ATF 162 20 Dec 1945 29 Feb 1980 Transferred to Taiwan 1 October 1980 activeUtina ATF 163 30 Jan 1946 3 Sep 1971 Transferred to Venezuela 1 December 1977 fate unknownSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abnaki class ocean tug Sotoyomo class fleet tug Type V ship Tugs List of auxiliaries of the United States NavyReferences edit La Armada Argentina subastara buques dados de baja This article includes information collected from the public domain sourcesDictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsandNaval Vessel Register Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abnaki class tugboat amp oldid 1166178439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
