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USS ATR-34


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Delta - Uniform
 NGDU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, 4 October 1942, at Northwest Shipbuilding Co., South Bellingham, WA
  • Launched, 14 September 1943
  • Commissioned USS ATR-34, 31 March 1944, LTjg. A. Zito in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-34 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II USS ATR-34 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 21 September to 28 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Registered in 1949 as the 688-ton FV Sea Lark homeported Los Angeles
  • Homeported Seattle in 1950
  • Jpmeported San Diego in 1954
  • Final Disposition, foundered 3 March 1955 about 40 miles northeast of Isla El Morro, Colombia
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,315 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 6"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Speed 12.2 kts
    Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 47
    Fuel Capacity1,630 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines
    two Foster Wheeler "D" type boilers 200psi Sat°
    two turbo-drive Ships' Service Generators, 60Kw, 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 1,600 shp
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 8 July 2016