USS Sarsi
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USS Sarsi (AT-111/ATF-111) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug commissioned in California in 1943. She served during World War II in North Pacific waters, and during the Korean War, she performed her towing services until she was sunk during Typhoon Karen in 1952 by a drifting naval mine off the coast of Korea.
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United States | |
Name | USS Sarsi |
Namesake | A small Canadian plains tribe of the Athapascan family which hunted on the upper Saskatchewan River |
Builder | United Engineering and Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
Laid down | 25 January 1943 |
Launched | 12 June 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert E. Christy |
Commissioned | 24 June 1944 as Sarsi (AT-111) |
Decommissioned | 27 August 1952 (sank after striking a mine) |
Reclassified | ATF-111 on 15 May 1944 |
Stricken | c. 1952 |
Homeport | Sasebo, Japan |
Honours and awards | two campaign stars for her service during the Korean War |
Fate | Sank after striking a drifting naval mine in a typhoon between Wonsan and Hungnam , 27 August 1952 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
Tonnage | 1,240 tons |
Displacement | 1,589 tons |
Length | 205' |
Beam | 38' 6" |
Draft | 15' 4" |
Propulsion | diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw |
Speed | 16.5 knots |
Complement | 85 officers and enlisted |
Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two twin 40 mm gun mounts, two single 20 mm guns |
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