Abnaki-class tugboat

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.

USS Abnaki (right), alongside a Soviet trawler
Class overview
NameAbnaki class
Operators
Preceded byCherokee class
Built1942–1945
In commission1943–present
Completed27
Active7
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
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) guns
  • 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) guns
USS Moctobi (Lion) and USS Quapaw (Tiger) in 2011

Ships
Ship name Hull number Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
Abnaki ATF-96 25 November 1943 30 September 1978 Transferred to Mexico; currently active
Alsea ATF-97 13 December 1943 15 April 1955 Sold for scrap, 20 June 1996
Arikara ATF-98 5 January 1944 1 July 1971 Transferred to Chile, 1 July 1971; Sunk as target, 1992
Chetco ATF-99 29 May 1944 29 June 1970 Converted to submarine rescue ship during construction; renamed USS Penguin (ASR-12).
Chowanoc ATF-100 21 February 1944 1 October 1971 Transferred to Ecuador, 1 October 1977; currently active
Cocopa ATF-101 25 March 1944 30 September 1978 Transferred to Mexico, 30 September 1978; currently active
Hidatsa ATF-102 25 April 1944 5 May 1948 Transferred to Colombia, 1 March 1979; fate unknown
Hitchiti ATF-103 27 May 1944 30 September 1979 Transferred to Mexico, 1 September 1976; currently active
Jicarilla ATF-104 26 June 1944 14 June 1950 Transferred to Colombia, 1 March 1979; sunk as artificial reef 2 September 2004
Moctobi ATF-105 25 July 1944 30 September 1985 Sold to the Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission, 29 December 1997; scrapped 2012
Molala ATF-106 29 September1943 1 August 1978 Transferred to Mexico, 1 August 1978; currently active
Munsee ATF-107 30 October 1943 3 November 1969 Sold into commercial service, 2 July 1970; scrapped 1978.
Pakana ATF-108 17 December 1945 30 April 1948 Sunk as a target, 27 May 1975
Potawatomi ATF-109 12 February 1944 28 April 1948 Transferred to Chile February 1963; sunk, 15 August 1965
Quapaw ATF-110 6 May 1944 30 August 1985 Sank as a result of neglect, 11 December 2011; scrapped 2012
Sarsi ATF-111 24 June 1944 n/a Sunk, 27 August 1952
Serrano ATF-112 22 September 1944 2 January 1970 Sold for scrap, 2 November 1971
Takelma ATF-113 3 August 1944 28 January 1992 Transferred to Argentina, 30 September 1993; currently active
Tawakoni ATF-114 15 September 1944 1978 Transferred to Taiwan, 1 June 1978; decommissioned 1 November 2020
Tenino ATF-115 18 November 1944 17 May 1947 Unknown
Tolowa ATF-116 26 December 1944 27 January 1947 Unknown
Wateree ATF-117 17 February 1945 n/a Sunk, 9 October 1945
Wenatchee ATF-118 24 March 1945 19 March 1947 Unknown
Achomawi ATF-148 11 November 1944 10 June 1947 Transferred to Taiwan, 1991; currently active
Atakapa ATF-149 8 December 1944 1 July 1974 Sunk as a target, 25 August 2000
Cahuilla ATF-152 10 March 1945 27 June 1947 Transferred to Argentina, 9 July 1961; museum ship
Chimariko ATF-154 28 April 1945 30 October 1946 Sunk as a target, 27 August 1978
Cusabo ATF-155 19 May 1945 3 December 1946 Transferred to Ecuador, 30 August 1978; stricken 1999
Luiseno ATF-156 16 June 1945 1 July 1975 Transferred to Argentina, 1 July 1975; currently active
Nimpuc ATF-157 8 July 1945 n/a Transferred to Venezuela, 1 September 1978; fate unknown
Mosopelea ATF-158 28 July 1945 n/a Sunk as a target, 27 October 1999
Paiute ATF-159 27 August 1945 7 August 1992 Scrapped 2003
Papago ATF-160 3 October 1945 28 July 1992 Decommissioned 28 July 1992, as of 2010 part of the Naval mothball fleet located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
Salinan ATF-161 9 November 1945 1 September 1978 Transferred to Venezuela, 1 September 1978; fate unknown
Shakori ATF-162 20 December 1945 29 February 1980 Transferred to Taiwan, 1 October 1980; active
Utina ATF-163 30 January 1946 3 September 1971 Transferred to Venezuela, 1 December 1977; fate unknown

See also

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