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USS Papago
Tugboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Papago (ATF-160) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug built for the United States Navy during World War II, and named for the American Indian tribe of the Piman family that formerly lived south and southeast of the Gila River in Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.
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![]() USS Papago (ATF-160) c. 1954 | |
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Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 19 March 1945 |
Launched | 21 June 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. William Thomas Johnston |
Commissioned | 3 October 1945 |
Decommissioned | 28 July 1992 |
Stricken | 23 February 1995 |
Honours and awards | |
Status | Inactive Fleet - Philadelphia, PA |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
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Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 8 officers, 68 enlisted men |
Armament | One single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two twin-40 mm gun mounts, two single 20 mm guns |
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