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USS ATR-52


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Charlie - Delta
 NFCD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, 30 March 1943, at Colberg Boat Works, Stockton, CA.
  • Launched, 5 May 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-52, 31 July 1944, LT. Charles A Miller in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-52 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in 1946, fate unknown
  • USS ATR-52 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 47
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 1,620 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two Foster Wheeler "D"-type boilers, 200psi, Sat
    two Turbo drive Ships Service Generators, 60kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 1,600 hp
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    ATR-52 39k USS ATR-52 under way in San Francisco Bay, 14 August 1944
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo.    		 National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors web site
    ATR-52 98k USS ATR-52 under way in San Francisco Bay, 14 August 1944, shortly after commissioning.
    US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo # 19-N-71102 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.         		Mike Green
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATR-52 at NavSource
    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
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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    Last Updated 8 July 2016