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Sotoyomo-class tugboat

Sotoyomo-class fleet tugboat USS Tillamook
Class overview
NameSotoyomo class
Operators
Preceded byCherokee class
Succeeded byATA-214 class
Built1943-1945
Completed49
Active5 (foreign)
Lost2
Retired41
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Displacement
  • 534 long tons (543 t) light
  • 835 long tons (848 t) full
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion2 × 12-278A diesel-electric engines, 1 × gears, 1 × screw, 1,200shp
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45
Armament

The Sotoyomo-class tugboats were a class of United States Navy rescue tugboats. The lead ship was USS Sotoyomo, laid down in September 1942. Designed as "rescue tugs", the class consisted of forty-nine ships, classified as auxiliaries. Sotoyomo commemorates a part of the Sioux tribe.[1][2][3]

Ships

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United States

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Ship name Hull number Builder Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
Sotoyomo ATA-121 Levingston Shipbuilding Company 29 May 1943 1 July 1955 Transferred to Mexico, June 1963; fate unknown[4]
n/a ATA-122 10 June 1943 Unknown Transferred to Chile, 19 September 1947; decommissioned in 1991 and transferred to Uruguay, 1992; fate unknown[5]
Iuka ATA-123 30 June 1943 26 November 1947 Sold to a commercial interest, 13 April 1976; sold for scrap, 2 December 1996[6]
n/a ATA-124 24 July 1943 6 May 1947 Sold for scrap, 13 June 1979[7]
n/a ATA-125 12 August 1943 Unknown Sold to a commercial interest, 24 December 1945; sunk as a target, 1985[8]
ATA-126 through ATA-130 leased to the United Kingdom under the terms of the Lend-Lease.[9]
n/a ATA-170 Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation 7 December 1943 Unknown Transferred to Greece, 1947; scrapped, 1990[10]
n/a ATA-171 1943 n/a Sunk, 12 April 1944[11]
n/a ATA-172 23 February 1944 Unknown Sold to a commercial interest, 1947; fate unknown[12]
n/a ATA-173 12 April 1944 Unknown Sold to a commercial interest; fate unknown[13]
Wateree ATA-174 Levingston Shipbuilding Company 20 July 1944 14 March 1955 Transferred to Peru, 1 November 1961; fate unknown[14]
Sonoma ATA-175 3 August 1944 8 November 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 13 April 1976; scrapped, 1989[15]
Tonkawa ATA-176 19 August 1944 8 May 1956 Transferred to Taiwan, April 1962; fate unknown[16]
n/a ATA-177 2 September 1944 Unknown Transferred to Chile, 29 September 1947; fate unknown[17]
Tunica ATA-178 15 September 1944 23 September 1947 Sunk as a target, 29 January 1999[18]
Allegheny ATA-179 22 September 1944 14 December 1968 Sold to a commercial interest, 1969; currently active in Puerto Rico[19]
n/a ATA-180 27 September 1944 Unknown Scrapped[19]
Accokeek ATA-181 7 October 1944 29 June 1972 Sunk as artificial reef, 20 February 1987[19]
Unadilla ATA-182 16 October 1944 22 July 1955 Sold to a commercial interest, 13 April 1976; scrapped, 1996[19]
Nottoway ATA-183 26 October 1944 22 October 1946 Fate unknown[19]
Kalmia ATA-184 6 November 1944 1 July 1971 Transferred to Colombia, 31 October 1977; fate unknown[19]
Koka ATA-185 16 November 1944 1971 Sold to a commercial interest, 1971; sunk as a breakwater, date unknown[19]
Cahokia ATA-186 24 November 1944 Unknown Transferred to Taiwan, 1 May 1976; fate unknown[19]
Salish ATA-187 7 December 1944 10 February 1972 Transferred to Argentina, 10 February 1972; decommissioned and currently awaiting disposal[19]
Penobscot ATA-188 12 December 1944 1971 Sold to a commercial interest; fate unknown[19]
Reindeer ATA-189 20 December 1944 29 August 1947 Fate unknown[19]
Samoset ATA-190 1 January 1945 12 September 1969 Fate unknown[19]
n/a ATA-191 12 January 1945 1946 Fate unknown[19]
Tillamook ATA-192 23 January 1945 1 July 1971 Fate unknown[19]
Stallion ATA-193 1 February 1945 October 1969 Transferred to the Dominican Republic, 30 October 1980; currently active[19]
Bagaduce ATA-194 14 February 1944 31 May 1979 Sold to a commercial interest, 1980; currently a bed and breakfast[19]
Tatnuck ATA-195 26 February 1945 1 July 1971 Sold to a commercial interest, 1979; fate unknown[19]
Mahopac ATA-196 6 March 1945 Unknown Fate unknown[19]
Sunnadin ATA-197 15 March 1945 20 November 1969 Fate unknown[19]
Keosanqua ATA-198 19 March 1945 25 May 1956 Transferred to South Korea, 1 February 1962; fate unknown[19]
Undaunted ATA-199 Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation 29 October 1944 1947 Sold to a commercial interest, 1998; currently active[19]
n/a ATA-200 31 October 1944 Unknown Run aground, 15 August 1965; declared a total loss[19]
Challenge ATA-201 15 September 1944 23 December 1947 Sold to a commercial interest, 1978; currently active[19]
Wampanoag ATA-202 8 December 1944 30 January 1980 Operational museum ship[19]
Navigator ATA-203 1 January 1945 20 October 1946 Sunk as a target, date unknown[19]
Wandank ATA-204 18 January 1945 1 July 1971 Sunk as a target, 1979[19]
Sciota ATA-205 30 January 1945 January 1947 Fate unknown[19]
Pinola ATA-206 10 February 1945 6 April 1956 Transferred to South Korea, 2 February 1962; fate unknown[19]
Geronimo ATA-207 1 March 1945 19 September 1947 Transferred to Taiwan, 1968; fate unknown[19]
Sagamore ATA-208 19 March 1945 1 February 1972 Transferred to the Dominican Republic, 1 February 1972; returned to the U.S., 15 September 1979; sold for scrap, 12 January 1994[19]
Umpqua ATA-209 2 April 1945 1 July 1971 Transferred to Colombia, 1 July 1971; run aground, 1975 and later scrapped[19]
Catawba ATA-210 18 April 1945 Unknown Sunk during storm, 1998; later recovered and resunk as a target, 2017[19]
Navajo ATA-211 3 May 1945 10 April 1962 Sold to a commercial interest, 1963; currently active[19]
Algorma ATA-212 21 May 1945 20 December 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 13 April 1976; fate unknown[19]
Keywadin ATA-213 1 June 1945 30 June 1970 Sunk as a target, 3 June 2001[19]

United Kingdom

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Ship name Hull number Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
Favourite BAT-3 15 June 1942 27 March 1946 Scrapped, 1993[19]
Integrity BAT-4 15 July 1942 19 February 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 13 February 1948; fate unknown[19]
Lariat BAT-5 10 August 1942 19 February 1946 Sold to a commercial interest, 17 September 1946; fate unknown[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UN Navy, Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal, by Vice Admiral Homer N. Wallin, page 206
  2. ^ navsource.org, Sotoyomo
  3. ^ shipbuildinghistory.com Tugboats list
  4. ^ "USS Sotoyomo (ATA-121)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "USS ATA-122". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ "USS Iuka (ATA-123)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ "USS ATA-124". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "USS ATA-125". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ "HMRT Mindful (W-135)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "USS ATA-170". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ "USS ATA-171". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  12. ^ "USS ATA-172". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  13. ^ "USS ATA-173". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  14. ^ "USNS Wateree (T-ATA-174)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. ^ "USS Sonoma (ATA-175)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  16. ^ "USNS Tonkawa (T-ATA-176)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  17. ^ "USS ATA-177". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  18. ^ "USS Tunica (ATA-178)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA) Index". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
 United States Navy
 Royal Navy
Favourite class
  • Favourite (ex-Caddo)
  • Integrity (ex-Cayuga)
  • Lariat (ex-Mississauga)
  • Mindful (ex-ATR-48)
  • Vagrant (ex-ATR-49)
Other operators
 United States Coast Guard
 Argentine Navy
 Brazilian Navy
  • Tritão (ex-ATA-234)
  • Tridente (ex-ATA-235)
  • Triunfo (ex-ATA-236)
 Chilean Navy
  • Lientur (ex-ATA-177)
  • Leucoton (ex-ATA-200)
  • Lautaro (ex-ATA-122)
 Republic of China Navy
 Colombian National Navy
 Dominican Navy
 French Navy
  • Hippopotame (ex-ATA-125)
  • Rhinoceros (ex-ATA-226)
 Haitian Coast Guard
 Mexican Navy
 Peruvian Navy
 Republic of Korea Navy
 Soviet Navy
  • MB-24 (ex-ATA-221)
  • MB-25 (ex-ATA-222)
  • MB-26 (ex-ATA-225)
 National Navy of Uruguay
  • San José (ex-Lautaro)
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