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USCGC Chilula (WMEC-153) underway 2 July 1960, location unknown. The Coast Guard used her primarily for search and rescue.
History
NameUSS Chilula (ATF-153)
NamesakeChilula
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down13 June 1944
Launched1 December 1944
Commissioned5 April 1945
Decommissioned8 February 1947
Reclassified
Recommissioned
  • USCGC Chilula (WAT-153)
  • 3 October 1956
Decommissioned19 June 1991
ReclassifiedMedium Endurance Cutter Chilula (WMEC-153) 1 May 1966
Fatesunk as a target in 1997
General characteristics
Class and typeNavajo-class fleet tug
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)
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement86
Armament

USS Chilula (ATF-153) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.[1] Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned."

Description

International radio call sign of
USS Chilula (ATF-153)[1]
November Papa India November

Chilula was laid down 13 June 1944, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Charleston and launched on 1 December 1944. She was commissioned 5 April 1945, with Lt. O. L. Guinn in command.[1]

Decommission and sale

After the war, Chilula sailed for home. In Portland on 15 November 1946, she was decommissioned and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959, and transferred to Indonesia on 26 January 1961 as part of the Military Assistance Program. She served Indonesia as Rakata (928) until 1969.

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References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

  1. ^ a b c "USS Chilula". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  • Photo gallery of USS Chilula (ATF-153/ATF-73) at NavSource Naval History
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