USS ATA-216

History
United States
Name	USS Allthorn
Namesake	A type of tree
Builder	Canulette Shipbuilding Co., Slidell, Louisiana
Laid down	31 October 1943 as Allthorn (YN-94)
Launched	25 May 1944
Commissioned	date unknown, as USS ATA-216
Decommissioned	date unknown
Reclassified	AN-70, 20 January 1944; ATA-216, 15 May 1944
Stricken	date unknown
Fate	Scrapped 1968
General characteristics
Type	ATA-214-class auxiliary fleet tug
Displacement	1,275 tons
Length	194' 6"
Beam	34' 7"
Draft	14' 1" (full load)
Propulsion	diesel-electric engines, single screw
Speed	12.1 knots
Complement	57 officers and enlisted
Armament	two 40 mm gun mounts

USS ATA-216 was an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy built near the end of World War II. Originally laid down as Allthorn (YN-94), a net tender of the Template:Sclass-, she was redesignated as AN-70, a net layer, before launch. Before completion, the name Allthorn was cancelled and the ship was named ATA-216, an unnamed auxiliary ocean tug.

Career

Allthorn (YN-94) was laid down on 31 October 1943 at Slidell, Louisiana, by the Canulette Shipbuilding Co. On 20 January 1944 she was redesignated AN-70. She was launched on 27 May 1944, but, on 12 August 1944, her name was cancelled and her designation was changed to that of an auxiliary ocean tug. She became simply ATA-216. She was scrapped in 1968.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-94 / AN-70 Allthorn - ATA-216