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BATR-17
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 HMRT Director (W-137) (1943 - 1946)
 BATR-17 (1943)


BATR-17 was turned over to the United Kingdom under the Lend-lease Act, named HMRT Director (W-137)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Camden Ship Building & Marine Railway Co., Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 13 July 1943
  • Delivered to the United Kingdom under terms of the Lend-lease Act, 28 December 1943
  • Commissioned HMRT Director (W-137), at Boston, MA. date unknown
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 23 April 1946, name withdrawn, reverted to BATR-17
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold in 1948 for commercial service
  • 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 Babcock & Wilcox "D"-type boilers, 200psi, Sat
    two Turbo drive Ships Service Generators, 60kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 1,600 hp
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    ATR-17 69k HMRT Director (W-137) at anchor off Greenock, Scotland, date unknown.
    ©Imperial War Museum, photo # A 25720    		 Imperial War Museum
    There is no DANFS history currently available for BATR-17 at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    ATR-1-class Rescue Tug Illustration by Vern Bouwman
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