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ATA-235


ATA-235 was sold to Brazil and named Tridente (R2)
Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:
  • Laid down, 21 March 1945, as Gulfport Hull No. 264, by Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Launched, 19 May 1945
  • Canceled by the War Shipping Administration in 1945
  • Completed, 3 December 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 26 March 1946, for disposal
  • Sold in 1947 to Brazil, named Tridente (R2)
  • Redesignated (R22), date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 835 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl)
    Length 143'
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 13' 2" (limiting)
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Largest Boom Capacity 5 t.
    Complement
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 40
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 1,200 Bbls
    Propulsion
    two GM 12-278A Diesel-electric engines
    single Fairbanks-Morse Main Reduction Gears
    two 60Kw 120V. D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    single propeller, 1,200shp
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    ATA-235
    ATA-235 306k Port profile view of ATA-235 underway, probably during builders trials, off Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX. in December 1945.
    Photo from the files of Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX.    		 Jim Swank
    ATA-235 283k Port quarter view of ATA-235 underway, probably during builders trials, off Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX. in December 1945.
    Photo from the files of Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX.    		 Jim Swank
    Tridente (R-2)
    ARA-235 48k Ex-ATA-235 in Brazilian Naval service as Tridente (R-2) underway, circa 1960, location unknown.
    Official Brazilian Navy photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships, 1956-57".    		 Robert Hurst
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