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USS ATR-68


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Foxtrot - India
 NHFI
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, 5 March 1943, at Bellingham Iron Works Inc., Bellingham, WA.
  • Launched, 26 September 1943
  • Commissioned USS ATR-68, 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 20 March 1946
  • Sold in 1948 to British Columbia Packers Inc., Vancouver, B.C., named Towmac
  • She was used for whaling in 1950, towing whale carcasses into the whaling station at Coal Harbour on the west coast of Vancouver, B.C.
  • Resold in 1953 to Pacific Salvage Ltd. Vancouver, B,C,. renamed Salvor
  • Final Disposition, broken up in 1961 by Capital Iron & Metals Ltd., Victoria BC and the hull was towed to the Royston BC breakwater.
    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 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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    ATR-68 22k Ex-USS ATR-68 in merchant service as the British Columbia Packers Inc., Vancouver, B.C. tug Towmac unde way in Canadian waters, circa 1948-1953.
    Photo and additional text from Nauticapedia.    		 John Spivey
    There is no DANFS history available for ATR-68 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
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    Last Updated 19 August 2022