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USS Chimariko (ATF-154)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Lima - Alpha NPLA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug:

Laid down as (AT-154) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C.

Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-154), 15 May 1944

Launched, 30 December 1944

Commissioned USS Chimariko (ATF-154), 28 April 1945, LT. Walter R. Wurzler, USNR, in command

During World War II USS Chimariko was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II USS Chimariko was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
9 November 1945 to 14 January 1946	15 January to 19 February 1946

Decommissioned, 30 October 1946 at San Pedro, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register and custody transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1962

Reacquired by th Navy for use as a salvage training hulk in 1976

Final Disposition, sunk as a target off southern California, 27 August 1978

Specifications:
Displacement 1,240 t.(lt) 1,675 t.(fl)
Length 205'
Beam 38'6"
Draft 15' 4"
Speed 16.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 5

Enlisted 80

Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount

two single 40mm AA gun mounts

two single 20mm AA gun mounts

two depth charge tracks

Fuel Capacity

Diesel Oil 2,275 Bbls

Propulsion

four GM 12-278A 750hp Diesel-electric engines

single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gears
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 120V/240V D.C.
one Diesel-drive 200Kw 120V/240V D.C.

single propeller 3,000shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1611k	Overall view of Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Charleston S.C., in January 1945. Six ATF's are visible; three fitting out and three on the ways. Photo was taken from the mainmast of *USS Chawasha* (ATF-151) which was also fitting out. From front to back they are: USS Chilula (ATF-153) USS Cahuilla (ATF-152) USS Chimariko (ATF-154) USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) USS Cusabo (ATF-155) USS Luiseno (ATF-156)**. US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Alan Owens
1874k	Overall view of Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Charleston S.C., in January 1945. Seven ATF's are visible, three on the ways at right, and four fitting out at left. From front to back they are: *USS Luiseno* (ATF-156) USS Cusabo (ATF-155) USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) USS Chimariko (ATF-154) USS Cahuilla (ATF-152) USS Chilula (ATF-153) and USS Chawasha (ATF-151)**. US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Alan Owens
352k	*USS Chilula* (ATF-153) and USS Chimariko (ATF-154)** fitting out in January 1945 at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C. US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Alan Owens
62k	Ex-*USS Chimariko* (ATF-154)** laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., 11 September 1975. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1976. US Navy photo # NH 84186 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
31k	Ex-Chimariko (ATF-154 seen here as a salvage training hulk, circa 1976-78.	Submitted by Joe Siesel to National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

USS Chimariko (ATF-154)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Wurzler, Walter Robert, USNR	28 April 1945 - 9 December 1945
02	LT. Kemmerer, Carl Edward, USN	9 December 1945 - 30 October 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
MARAD Vessel History Database
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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