USS Chowanoc

History
United States
Name	Chowanoc
Builder	Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down	unknown
Launched	20 August 1943
Commissioned	21 February 1944
Decommissioned	1 October 1977
Stricken	1 October 1977
Fate	Transferred to Ecuador, 1 October 1977
Ecuador
Name	BAE Chimborazo (RA-70)
Acquired	1 October 1977
Status	In service as of 2019
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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	1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun; 2 × 20 mm guns;
Service record
Part of:	Pacific Fleet
Commanders:	LT. Rodney F. Snipes
Operations:	World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War;
Awards:	4 battle stars (World War I); 1 battle star (Korea); 7 battle stars (Vietnam);

USS Chowanoc (ATF-100) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug. It was named after an Indian tribe of the same name.^[1]

Service history

It is notable as being the last ship served on by Richard Benjamin Harrison of Pawn Stars.^[2]