USS Chowanoc (ATF-100)
USS Chowanoc (ATF-100) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug. It was named after an Indian tribe of the same name.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Chowanoc |
| Builder: | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
| Laid down: | unknown |
| Launched: | 20 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 21 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1977 |
| Stricken: | 1 October 1977 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Ecuador, 1 October 1977 |
 Ecuador | |
| Name: | BAE Chimborazo (RA-70) |
| Acquired: | 1 October 1977 |
| Status: | In service as of 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
| Displacement: | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) |
| Length: | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement: | 85 |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Pacific Fleet |
| Commanders: | LT. Rodney F. Snipes |
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Historical significance
It is notable as being the last ship served on by Richard Benjamin Harrison of Pawn Stars.[2]
References
- "Fleet Tug (ATF)". www.navsource.org.
- "April Fooled". Pawn Stars. Season 8. Episode 49. April 3, 2014. History.
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