USS Navajo (AT-64)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Navajo |
| Namesake | Navajo Nation |
| Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York City |
| Laid down | 12 December 1938 |
| Launched | 17 August 1939 |
| Commissioned | 26 January 1940 |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk 12 September 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Navajo-class fleet tug |
| Displacement | 1,270 long tons (1,290 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
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USS Navajo (AT-64) was an oceangoing tugboat in the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was named for the Navajo people. Originally called the Navajo-class of fleet tugs, they were later renamed the Cherokee-class after loss of the first two ships of the class.
Navajo was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island, New York, on 12 December 1938; launched on 17 August 1939, sponsored by Miss Olive Rasmussen; and commissioned on 26 January 1940. The tug was sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943.