Tugboat of the United States Navy
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History |
United States |
Name | Tenino |
Builder | United Engineering Co. |
Laid down | 16 June 1943 |
Launched | 10 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 May 1947 |
Stricken | September 1962 |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
Displacement | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
Armament | |
Service record |
Part of: |
Pacific Fleet |
Operations: |
World War II |
Awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) |
USS Tenino (ATF-115) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug. She earned one battle star for service in World War II.[1]
Service history
Served in the Okinawa Gunto operation from April through June 1945 and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 11 May 1945. Transferred to Beaumont Reserve Fleet, 1961. Sunk as a missile test target 1986.
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