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USS ATR-12

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Uniform - Whiskey NGUW

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:

Laid down in 1943 at Frank L. Sample Shipyard, Boothbay, ME.

Launched, date unknown

Commissioned USS ATR-12, date unknown, LTjg. B.F. Gettula in command

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register in 1946

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,315 t.(fl)
Length 165' 6"
Beam 33' 4"
Draft 15' 6"
Speed 12.2 kts.
Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.

Armament

one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

two single 20mm AA gun mounts

Complement

Officers 5

Enlisted 47

Fuel Capacity

NSFO 1,620 Bbls

Propulsion

one Prescott Co. vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine

two Foster Wheeler "D"-type boilers, 200psi, Sat
two Turbo drive Ships Service Generators, 60kw 120V D.C.

single propeller, 1,600 hp

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman

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