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HMRT Cheerly (W-153)
ex
ATR-95

ATR-95 was transferred under the terms of the Lend-lease Act to the United Kingdom, named HMRT Cheerly (W-153)

ATR-1 Class Rescue Tug:

Laid Down, date unknown, at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered to the US Navy, 18 January 1943

ATR-95 never saw active service in the US Navy

Transferred under the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom

Commissioned HMRT Cheerly (W-153), 18 January 1944

Returned to US Navy custody, 19 February 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946

Sold for commercial service in 1948

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.