USS Reindeer (ATA-189)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Reindeer |
| Builder | Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 11 September 1944 |
| Launched | 19 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 29 August 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1962 |
| Fate | Sold by the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1975, for non-transportation use, Arctic Seafood Corp |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug |
| Displacement | 534 t.(lt) 835 t.(fl) |
| Length | 143 ft (44 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric engines, single screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 45 |
| Armament |
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The third Reindeer (ATA-189), originally projected as ATR-116, was laid down by the Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas, 18 September 1944; launched 19 October 1944; and commissioned 20 December 1944.
Following shakedown in the
Kwajalein
.
Operating out of
James River, Virginia
, where she remained until 1970.
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 USS Reindeer (ATA-189)
