Abnaki class fleet ocean tug

The Abnaki class is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. The class is comprised of 22 ocean going tugboats. The ships were constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.

Ships

• USS Abnaki (ATF-96) - commissioned: 1943; decommissioned: 1978; fate: transferred to Mexico
• USS Alsea (AT-97) - commissioned: 1943; decommissioned: 1962; fate: scrapped
• USS Arikara (AT-98) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1971; fate: transferred to Chile
• USS Atakapa (ATF-149) - commissioned: 1944; fate: disposed of during training exercise in 2000
• USS Moctobi (ATF-105) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1985; fate: transferred to other government agency in 1997
• USS Molala (AT-106) - commissioned: 1943; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
• USS Mosopelea (ATF-158) - commissioned: 1945; fate: disposed of during training exercise in 1999
• USS Munsee (AT-107) - commissioned: 1948; fate: unknown
• USS Luiseno (ATF-156) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to Argentina in 1975
• USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
• USS Pakana (AT-108) - commissioned: 1945; decommissioned: 1948; fate: assigned to U.S. Bureau of Mines for use in Alaska
• USS Papago (ATF-160) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to other government agency in 1997
• USS Potawatomi (AT-109) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1948; fate: transferred to Chile, sunk in 1965
• USS Salinan (ATF-161) - commissioned: 1945; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1978
• USS Sarsi (ATF-111) - commissioned: 1944; lost 27 August 1952 (naval mine) with 4 men killed
• USS Seranno (ATF-112) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1970; fate: scrapped
• USS Takelma (ATF-113) - commissioned: 1944; fate: transferred to foreign government in 1993
• USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1978; fate: transferred to Taiwan
• USS Tenino (ATF-115) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1947; fate: transferred to U.S. Maritime Administration
• USS Tolowa (ATF-116) - commissioned: 1944; decommissioned: 1947; fate: unknown
• USS Utina (ATF-163) - commissioned: 1946; decommissioned: 1971; fate: transferred to Venezuela
• USS Wateree (ATF-117) - commissioned: 1945; lost 9 October 1945 (typhoon) with 8 men killed
• USS Wenatchee (ATF-118) - commissioned: 1945; decommissioned: 1947; fate: transferred to U.S. Maritime Administration

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