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USS ATR-78

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Foxtrot - Yankee
 NHFY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:
  • Laid down, 8 July 1943, at Camden Ship Building & Marine Railway, Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 30 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-78, 6 January 1945, LTjg. J. A. Mac Donald in command
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, transferred to the Maritime Commission at Seattle and sold to John G. & Robert Pohl, 30 March 1948
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,315 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 6"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.
    Speed 12.2 kts.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 47
    Propulsion
    one Prescott Co. vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines
    two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers 260psi Sat°
    two turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    single propeller, 1,600shp
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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
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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    Last Updated 8 July 2016