USS Arapaho (ATF-68)
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Arapaho |
| Namesake | Arapaho |
| Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Laid down | 8 November 1941 |
| Launched | 22 June 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Alice Posey Hatcher |
| Commissioned | 20 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 1947 |
| Stricken | 10 July 1961 |
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| Honours & awards | Four battle stars during World War II |
| Fate | Transferred to the Argentine Navy, 1961 |
| Argentina | |
| Name | ARA Comandante General Zapiola |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Fate | Wrecked 10 January 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Navajo-class fleet ocean tug |
| Tonnage | 1,235 tons |
| Displacement | 1,674 tons |
| Length | 205 ft 0 in (62.5 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
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USS Arapaho (AT-68/ATF-68) was a Navajo-class fleet ocean tug which served the U.S. Navy during World War II with her towing services. She was assigned initially to support the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and was eventually assigned to support Allied forces in the war zones of the Pacific Ocean, resulting in her crew returning home after the war with four battle stars to their credit.