USS Menominee (AT-73)
USS Menominee (AT-73) in San Francisco Bay, 30 September 1942.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Menominee |
Namesake | Menominee |
Builder | United Engineering Co. |
Laid down | 27 September 1941 |
Launched | 14 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 25 September 1942 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1946 |
Reclassified | Fleet ocean tug ATF-73, 15 May 1944 |
Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | 5 × battle stars for World War II |
Fate | Transferred to Indonesia, renamed Rakata (928) |
Indonesia | |
Name | KRI Rakata |
Namesake | Rakata |
Acquired | 26 January 1961 |
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Fate | Sunk as target 2004 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | fleet 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) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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USS Menominee (AT-73) was a
battle stars
.
Description
Menominee was laid down 27 September 1941, at
San Francisco and launched on 14 February 1942. She was commissioned 25 September 1942.[1]
Decommission and sale
After the war, Menominee sailed for home. In
Military Assistance Program. She served in Indonesia as Rakata (928). While in Indonesian service, the Oerlikon 20 mm cannons located in bridge wings were replaced with 2M-3 twin 25 mm cannons of Soviet origin.[2] In the 1980s, her pennant number were changed to 922.[3] As of 2004, the ship was mostly used as patrol ship.[4] Rakata was sunk as target by KRI Nanggala (402) in a joint exercise in Indian Ocean between 8 April and 2 May 2004.[5][6]
Citations
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ^ Moore 1979, p. 252
- ^ Sharpe 1989, p. 273
- ^ Saunders 2004, p. 338
- ^ "KRI Nanggala-402, Submarine Purchased 1982 From Germany, Most Senior In Indonesian Navy". voi.id. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Mengenal KRI Nanggala 402, kapal selam tangguh andalan TNI AL". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
References
- Moore, Capt. John (1979). ISBN 978-0354005876.
- Sharpe, Capt. Richard (1989). ISBN 978-0710608864.
- Saunders, Cdre. Stephen (2004). ISBN 978-0710626233.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Menominee (AT-73/ATF-73) at NavSource Naval History
- KRI Rakata 922: Tugboat with a Long History Track (in Indonesian)