Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

USS ATR-62


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Hotel - Lima
 NJHL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service (extended)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, 14 May 1943, at Wheeler Ship Building Co., Whitestone, N.Y
  • Launched, 30 May 1944
  • Commissioned USS ATR-62, 30 July 1944, LT. J. M. Brown, Jr in command
  • During World War II USS ATR-62 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaigns and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 15 April to 30 June 1945

  • Following World War II USS ATR-62 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    3 to 11 September 194517 November 1945 to 23 January 1946
    8 to 25 October 1945 
    13 to 15 November 1945 

  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS ATR-62 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Sold for commercial service in 1946, renamed Western Ace
  • 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 Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers, 200psi, Sat
    two turbo drive Ships Service Generators, 60kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 1,600shp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    There are currently no images of USS ATR-62 available at NavSource
    There is no DANFS history available for USS ATR-62 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
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Service Ship Photo Index Back To The Rescue Tug (ATR) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 8 July 2016