USN · ATR
AfloatRescue tug, ATR-52, of the ATR-1 class. Colberg Boat Works at Stockton launched her on 5 May 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 31 July 1944, Lieutenant Charles A. Miller in command. Her page gives one campaign, the Iwo Jima assault from 19 February to 16 March 1945. Zuni's history also has her, with Zebra, pulling that tug off Yellow Beach after 23 March. Disposed of in 1946. Not known to have been sunk.
| Type | Rescue tug (ATR) |
|---|---|
| Hull | ATR-52 |
| Builder | Colberg Boat Works, Stockton, California |
| Launched | 1944-05-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. NavSource gives no decommissioning date and no strike date. Disposed of in 1946, fate unknown. One battle star for Iwo Jima. Not known to have been sunk in the war. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS ATR-52 underway in San Francisco Bay on 14 August 1944, shortly after commissioning. U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photograph 19-N-71102, now in the National Archives. Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · Battle star for the assault and occupation, 19 February to 16 March 1945. Zuni's history also has her, with Zebra, pulling that tug off Yellow Beach after 23 March. Not sunk.
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