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Tuscarora (ATA-245)
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 USS Tuscarora (YTB-341) (1944 - 1961)
 USS Tuscarora (YT-341) (1942 - 1944)
 USS Tuscarora (AT-77) (1941 - 1942)


International Radio Call Signs,

USS Tuscarora (AT-77)
1941-International Radio Call Sign (IRCS)
Nan - Uncle - Roger - Oboe
 NURO
USS Tuscaraora (YT 341 / YTB 341 / ATA 245)
1942-International Radio Call Sign (IRCS)
Nan - George - King - Dog
 NGKD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Tuscarora Class Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down in 1940 at Orange, TX., by the Levingston Shipbuilding Co.
  • Acquired by the Navy in January 1941
  • Launched, 17 July 1941
  • Commissioned, USS Tuscarora (AT-77), 13 December 1941, CHBOSN George Kahel, USN in command
  • Reclassified, Harbor Tug, (YT-341), 5 November 1942
  • Redesignated Large Harbor Tug, (YTB-341), 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned in November 1953 and laid up in reserve in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-245) in November 1958
  • Custody assigned to MARAD, 8 March 1961, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; James River Group, Lee Hall, VA
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1961
  • Permanent transfer to MARAD, 1 September 1962
  • Permanent transfer to the Navy, 30 July 1975, for equipment removal and sale
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 1 October 1976
    Specifications:
    Displacement 530 t.
    Length 135'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single propeller, 1,500shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    USS Tuscarora (AT-77)
    Tuscarora 58k Tuscarora (AT-77) around the time of her delivery by her builders in December 1941. The gun forward is a 3"/23 AA gun; there are two firefighting nozzles on top of the forward superstructure.
    Cleveland Diesel (G.M.) brochure, loose pages held by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (CUP, L-file) Photo No. None, courtesy, Shipscribe.com.    		 Robert Hurst
    Tuscarora 87k USS Tuscarora (AT-77) moored pierside at Navy Yard Charleston, S.C., 7 January 1942.
    US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo No. 19-N-26537    		 Mike Green
    Tuscarora 103k USS Tuscarora (AT-77) underway near Navy Yard Charleston, S.C., 8 January 1942.
    US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo No. 19-N-26539    		 Mike Green
    USS Tuscarora (YT-341)
    Tuscarora
    094707709    		 244k USS Tuscarora (YT-341) towing a target sled while operating out of Navy Base, Norfolk, VA., 27 November 1942.
    US Navy photo # 80-G-17341 now in the custody of the US National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, MD.    		 Tracy White
    Tuscarora 80k USS Tuscarora (YT-341) underway, circa 1943. Her small 3" gun has been removed but she retains her two firefighting nozzles on the superstructure.
    US Navy Photo # 80-G-171215 courtesy Shipscribe    		 Mike Green
    USS Tuscarora (YTB-341)
    Tuscarora 280k USS Tuscarora (YTB-341) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Tommy Trampp
    USS Tuscarora (ATA-245)
    Tuscarora 108k Ex-USS Tuscarora (ATA-245) laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet in Maritime Administration custody, 1975. She went on to a long career as a commercial tug.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command, photo # NH 96607 by Martin Holbrook.    		 Mike Green
    USS Tuscarora (AT-77 / YT-341 / YTB-341 / ATA-245)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01CHBOSN Kahel, George, USN13 December 1941 - 1 January 1942
    02CHBOSN Snipes, Rodney Fred, USN1 January 1942 - 31 January 1942
    03ENS. Svendsen, Raymond Viggo, USN31 January 1942 - 1943
    04LT. George, John Watson, USNR1943 - 1944
    05LT. Gupa, Arthur Thomas, USNR1944 - 1945
    06LT. Thomas, Milfred Wesley USN1945 - 1946
    06LT. Baldock, Charles Wesley USN1946 - ?
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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