USS Ute
USCGC Ute underway, 2 June 1986, location unknown.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS UTE (AT-76) |
Namesake | Ute people |
Builder | United Engineering Co. |
Laid down | 27 February 1942 |
Launched | 24 June 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 13 July 1946 |
Reclassified | Fleet ocean tug ATF-76, 15 May 1944 |
Honors and awards | 3 x battle stars for World War II |
Fate | Sunk as a target, 4 August 1991 |
Recommissioned | 14 September 1951 |
Decommissioned | 30 August 1974 |
Honors and awards |
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Recommissioned | USCGC UTE (WMEC-76) 30 September 1980 |
Decommissioned | 26 May 1988 |
Stricken | 23 January 1989 |
Fate | Sunk as a target, 4 August 1991 |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | fleet tug |
Displacement | 1,646 long tons (1,672 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 76 |
Armament |
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USS Ute (AT-76) was a
campaign stars
in Vietnam.
Description
International radio call sign of USS Ute[1] | |||
November | Uniform | Quebec | Echo |
Ute was laid down 27 February 1942 by United Engineering Co., Alameda, California and launched on 24 June 1942. She was commissioned on 12 December 1942 sponsored by Miss Jean Kell; and commissioned on 29 April 1943.[1]
Decommissioning
Ute was struck from the
Naval Register
on 23 January 1989 and sunk as a target on 4 August 1991.
Awards
Ute received three
campaign stars
for Vietnam service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS UTE (AT-76/ATF-76/T-AFT-76/WMEC-76) at NavSource Naval History