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USS ATR-58


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Alpha - Victor
 NGAV
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug
  • Laid down, 18 August 1943, at Delaware Bay Shipbuilding, Leesburg, N.J.
  • Launched, 23 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-58, 11 August 1944, LT. G. B. Barry in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-58 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II USS ATR-58 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 2 September to 27 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in 1946, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,315 t.(fl)
    Length 165' 6"
    Beam 33' 4"
    Draft 15' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.
    Complement
    5 Officers
    47 Enlisted
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 1,620 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Prescott Co. triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two Foster Wheeler "D"-type boilers, 200psi ° F Sat
    two turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    single propeller 1,600 shp
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    ATR-58 21k USS ATR-58 under way probably at Philadelphia, PA, prior to commissioning. National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors, Courtesy Walter Zuhn.
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATR-58 at NavSource
    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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    Last Updated 8 July 2016