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USS Nipmuc

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USS Nipmuc, c. 1948
History
United States
NameNipmuc
NamesakeNipmuc people
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down2 December 1944
Launchedunknown
Commissioned8 July 1945
Decommissionedunknown
Stricken1 September 1978
FateSold, to Venezuela under the Security Assistance Program, 1 September 1978
StatusWas still operation in 2003 as Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Speed16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement85
Armament
Service record
Part of: Pacific Fleet
Operations: World War II

USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug that served in World War II. Not much is known about her service with the US Navy and she was sold to Venezuela in 1978.[1][2]

History

USS Nipmuc tows a surface gunnery target in the Atlantic Ocean, circa 1963.

References

  1. ^ "Fleet Tug (ATF)".
  2. ^ "uboat.net".