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USS Shakori (ATF-162)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Delta - Oscar NQDO

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (5-Cuba)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Shakori (ATF-162) was transferred to Taiwan and renamed ROCS Kai Tai (A563)

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug:

Laid down, 9 May 1945, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 9 August 1945

Commissioned USS Shakori (ATF-162), 20 December 1945, LT. William L. Sloan USNR in command

During the Vietnam War USS Shakori (ATF-162) participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaign
Vietnamese Counteroffensive, 19 January to 26 February 1966

Decommissioned, 29 February 1980

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS Shakori earned one campaign star for Vietnam War service

Sold under the Security Assistance Program to Taiwan, 1 October 1980, renamed ROCS Kai Tai (A563)

Retired, 1 August 2023

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,330 t.
Length 205'
Beam 38' 7"
Draft 16' 9"
Speed 16 kts.

Complement

Officers 5

Enlisted 80

Armament

one single 3"/50 gun mount

two twin 40mm gun mounts

two single 20mm guns

Propulsion

Diesel-electric drive, four General Motors 12-278A Diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators

three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines

single propeller, 3,600shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Shakori (ATF-162)
	217k	*USS Shakori* (ATF 162) moored outboard of USS Hemminger (DE-746), probably at Norfolk, circa 1950 to 1958. Hemminger** is moored outboard of an unidentified destroyer which is along side either a Destroyer Tender (AD) or a Repair Ship (AR).	Image courtesy of Larry Blumenthal, PH3, 1957-61. "US Navy Photos"
	276k	*USS Shakori* (ATF 162)** underway, 24 February 1953, location unknown.	Alan Owens
	119k	*USS Shakori* (ATF 162)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1966.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	88k	*USS Shakori* (ATF 162) sprays water on the ex-USS Weatherford (PC-618)**, being used as a salvage training hulk. From March 1967 issue of "All Hands" magazine.	Bob Daly USS PC-1181
	94k	*USS Shakori* (ATF-162)** arriving in the port of Malta in 1967	Phil Boleski USS Shakori 1966-68
	169k	*USS Shakori* (ATF-162)** underway, circa 1970, location unknown.	John Chiquoine and Gerry Corse
093916221	434k	*USS Shakori* (ATF-162)** underway, date and location unknown.	David Way Historian / Artifact Collections Pacific Battleship Center National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA
	359k	*USS Shakori* (ATF-162)** in the Chesapeake Bay circa 1979 Note crew in "salt & pepper" uniform. US Navy photo	Mike Smolinski
ROCS Kai Tai (A563)
	38k	Ex Shakori (ATF-162) in Taiwanese service as *ROCS Kai Tai* (A563)**, date and location unknown.
093916208	286k	*ROCS Kai Tai* (A563)** tied up pierside at Keelung, Taiwan, 27 March 2014. Photo courtesy of Xuan Shisheng, under Creative Commons CC 1.0 Universal Public Domain	Robert Husrt
093916209	67k	*ROCS Kai Tai* (A563)** entering dry dock before overhaul, 26 July 2018. Location unknown. Navy of the Republic of China	Robert Husrt
093916211	104k	*ROCS Kai Tai* (A563) conducting a towing exercise with ROCS Dahu** and ROCS Dafeng, 14 August 2019. Courtesy of the Navy of the Republic of China	Robert Husrt
093916210	158k	*ROCS Kai Tai* (A563)** underway in a storm, 17 January 2021, location unknown. Photo courtesy Xu Hangrong. Republic of China Navy	Robert Husrt

For more photos and information about USS Shakori, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Welcome Aboard Pamphlet
Decommissioning Program
Shakori ATF 162
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
ROCS Kai Tai (A563)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Sloan, William Lewis, USNR	20 December 1945 - 31 December 1946
02	LT. Wheeler, Robert F., USNR	31 December 1946 - 31 October1947
03	LT. Woodliff, Roy Allen, USN	31 October 1947 - May 1950
04	LT. Zehner, John Adolphus, USN	May 1950 - 11August 1952
05	LT. McCullen, Charles, USN	11 August 1952 - March 1954
06	LT. Kelly, Robert, USN	March 1954 - May 1954
07	LCDR. O'Leary, Arthur Wilson, USN	May 1954 - June 1956
08	LT. Ramsey Sr., Russell Bennett, USN	June 1956 - 15 August 1958
09	LT. Young Jr., Casanave Howle (Pete), USN (USNA 1950)	15 August 1958 - March 1960
10	LT. Simons, Douglas William, USN	March 1960 - 2 July 1962
11	LT. Duke, Louie Carl, USN	2 July 1962 - 19 July 1964
12	LCDR. Czar, Raymond James, USN	19 July 1964 - 25 February 1967
13	LT. Stasko, Nicholas Joseph, USN (USNA 1960)	25 February 1967 - 15 April 1969
14	LT. McColgan, John Francis, USN	15 April 1969 - 28 December 1971
15	LT. Jones, Charles William, USN (USNA 1965)	28 December 1971 - 6 February 1973
16	LT. McDonald, Jerry Ralph, USN	6 February 1973 - 19 March 1975
17	LT. Sargent Jr., David Putnam, USN :RADM	19 Mach 1975 - 14 May 1977
18	LCDR. Schill, Jerome Edward, USN	14 May 1977 - 5 January 1979
19	LT. Hebert, Edward Richard, USN (USNA 1971)	5 January 1979 - 29 February 1980


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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