Abnaki-class tugboat

USS Abnaki (right), alongside a Soviet intelligence ship
Class overview
NameAbnaki class
Operators
Preceded byCherokee class
Succeeded byPowhatan class
Built1942–1945
In commission1943–present
Completed27
Active6
Lost3
Retired17
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeOcean fleet tug
Displacement1,589 tons
Length205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines
  • 4 × General Electric generators
  • 3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
  • Single screw
  • 3,600 shp (2,700 kW)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 16 knots 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) at 8 knots
Complement85
Armament
USS Moctobi (Lion) and USS Quapaw (Tiger) in 2011

The Abnaki-class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 22 oceangoing tugboats, the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.

Ships

Ship name Hull number Builder Comm. Decomm. Fate
Abnaki ATF-96 Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 25 Nov 1943 30 Sep 1978 Transferred to Mexico; currently active
Alsea ATF-97 13 Dec 1943 15 Apr 1955 Sold for scrap, 20 June 1996
Arikara ATF-98 5 Jan 1944 1 Jul 1971 Transferred to Chile, 1 July 1971; Sunk as target, 1992
Chetco ATF-99 29 May 1944 29 Jun 1970 Converted to submarine rescue ship during construction; renamed USS Penguin (ASR-12).
Chowanoc ATF-100 21 Feb 1944 1 Oct 1971 Transferred to Ecuador, 1 October 1977; currently active
Cocopa ATF-101 25 Mar 1944 30 Sep 1978 Transferred to Mexico, 30 September 1978; currently active
Hidatsa ATF-102 25 Apr 1944 5 May 1948 Transferred to Colombia, 1 March 1979; fate unknown
Hitchiti ATF-103 27 May 1944 30 Sep 1979 Transferred to Mexico, 1 September 1976; Decommissioned 16 June 2021 & awaiting disposal in Colima.[1]
Jicarilla ATF-104 26 Jun 1944 14 Jun 1950 Transferred to Colombia, 1 March 1979; sunk as artificial reef 2 September 2004
Moctobi ATF-105 25 Jul 1944 30 Sep 1985 Sold to the Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission, 29 December 1997; scrapped 2012
Molala ATF-106 United Engineering Company 29 Sep 1943 1 Aug 1978 Transferred to Mexico, 1 August 1978; currently active
Munsee ATF-107 30 Oct 1943 3 Nov 1969 Sold into commercial service, 2 July 1970; scrapped 1978.
Pakana ATF-108 17 Dec 1945 30 Apr 1948 Sunk as a target, 27 May 1975
Potawatomi ATF-109 12 Feb 1944 28 Apr 1948 Transferred to Chile February 1963; sunk, 15 August 1965
Quapaw ATF-110 6 May 1944 30 Aug 1985 Sank as a result of neglect, 11 December 2011; scrapped 2012
Sarsi ATF-111 24 Jun 1944 n/a Sunk, 27 August 1952
Serrano ATF-112 22 Sep 1944 2 Jan 1970 Sold for scrap, 2 November 1971
Takelma ATF-113 3 Aug 1944 28 Jan 1992 Transferred to Argentina as Suboficial Castillo, 30 September 1993; auctioned off 2022[2]
Tawakoni ATF-114 15 Sep 1944 1978 Transferred to Taiwan, 1 June 1978; decommissioned 1 November 2020 and sunk as a target on 15 August 2023.[3]
Tenino ATF-115 18 Nov 1944 17 May 1947 Sunk as a target, 18 Aug 1986
Tolowa ATF-116 26 Dec 1944 27 Jan 1947 Unknown
Wateree ATF-117 17 Feb 1945 n/a Sunk, 9 October 1945
Wenatchee ATF-118 24 Mar 1945 19 Mar 1947 Sold to Taiwan in 1992 for use as a parts hulk, laid up at Kaohsiung as of December 2023.[4]
Achomawi ATF-148 Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 11 Nov 1944 10 Jun 1947 Transferred to Taiwan, 1991; currently active
Atakapa ATF-149 8 Dec 1944 1 Jul 1974 Sunk as a target, 25 August 2000
Cahuilla ATF-152 10 Mar 1945 27 Jun 1947 Transferred to Argentina, 9 July 1961; museum ship
Chimariko ATF-154 28 Apr 1945 30 Oct 1946 Sunk as a target, 27 August 1978
Cusabo ATF-155 19 May 1945 3 Dec 1946 Transferred to Ecuador, 30 August 1978; stricken 1999
Luiseno ATF-156 16 Jun 1945 1 Jul 1975 Transferred to Argentina, 1 July 1975; currently active
Nimpuc ATF-157 8 Jul 1945 n/a Transferred to Venezuela, 1 September 1978; fate unknown
Mosopelea ATF-158 28 Jul 1945 n/a Sunk as a target, 27 October 1999
Paiute ATF-159 27 Aug 1945 7 Aug 1992 Scrapped 2003
Papago ATF-160 3 Oct 1945 28 Jul 1992 Decommissioned 28 July 1992, as of 2010 part of the Naval mothball fleet located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
Salinan ATF-161 9 Nov 1945 1 Sep 1978 Transferred to Venezuela, 1 September 1978; fate unknown
Shakori ATF-162 20 Dec 1945 29 Feb 1980 Transferred to Taiwan, 1 October 1980; decommissioned 1 August 2023 after being damaged in a January 2022 fire.[5]
Utina ATF-163 30 Jan 1946 3 Sep 1971 Transferred to Venezuela, 1 December 1977; fate unknown

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "La Armada Argentina subastará buques dados de baja". MercoPress (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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