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ATA-238

Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug:

Laid down, 21 May 1945, as Gulfport Hull No. 267, by Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX.

Launched, 2 July 1945

Canceled by the War Shipping Administration in 1945

Completed, 8 February 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 23 June 1946

Sold in 1946 to N.V. Bureau Wijsmuller, IJmuiden, named Noord-Holland

Resold in 1961 to Perusahaan Negara Tundebara, Jakarta, renamed Selat Berhala

Resold in 1969 to P.N.Pelajaran Bahtera Adhiguna, Jakarta, name retained

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1974 in Singapore

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	215k	Port profile view of *ATA-238* under way, probably during builders trials, off Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX. in February 1946. Note no armament or radar installed. Photo from the files of Gulfport Boiler and Iron Works, Port Arthur, TX.		Jim Swank

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