USS Nipmuc (ATF-157)
USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug that served in World War II.[1][2][3] The tug was sold to Venezuela in 1978.[4][5] From February 1963 to June 1964 her commanding officer was Lt. Billy J. White.[6]
 USS Nipmuc, c. 1948 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Nipmuc |
| Namesake: | Nipmuc people |
| Builder: | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
| Laid down: | 2 December 1944 |
| Launched: | unknown |
| Commissioned: | 8 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | unknown |
| Stricken: | 1 September 1978 |
| Fate: | Sold, to Venezuela under the Security Assistance Program, 1 September 1978 |
| Status: | Was still operation in 2003 as Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Pacific Fleet |
| Operations: | World War II |
Gallery
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USS Nipmuc tows a surface gunnery target in the Atlantic Ocean, circa 1963
References
- "APOLLO 16 PRESS KIT" (PDF). ntrs.nasa.gov. U.S.: NASA Technical Reports Server, NASA. 14 February 2019. p. 80.
- "1054317.jpg, U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archives". photos.usni.org. United States: United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- "UA 542.15 UA 542.15 Alfred B. Arnd Collection". public1.nhhcaws.local. US: Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- "Fleet Tug (ATF)".
- "uboat.net".
- source: 1968 cruise book, USS Brister (DER-327); White, by then a Lt.Cdr., was the Brister's commanding officer, and the information about his commanding the Nipmuc is included in his biography. I edited the cruise book
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