USS Penobscot (ATA-188)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | An Indian tribe of Algonquian stock, inhabitants of eastern Maine |
| Builder | Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 11 September 1944 as Rescue Ocean Tug (ATR-115) |
| Launched | 12 October 1944 |
| Christened | as ATR–115 |
| In service | 12 December 1944 as USS ATA-188 |
| Out of service | 1971 |
| Renamed | USS Penobscot (ATA-188) 16 July 1948 |
| Stricken | 28 February 1975 |
| Homeport | |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sold c. 1975; in commercial service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sotoyomo |
| Type | Auxiliary ocean tugboat |
| Tonnage | 534 tons |
| 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 |
| Complement | 45 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount and two twin 40 mm gun mounts |
USS Penobscot (ATA-188/ATR–115) -- a Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug—was originally placed in service by the U.S. Navy as USS ATA–188 until she was renamed USS Penobscot (ATA-188) 16 July 1948. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, and on the U.S. East Coast after the war’s end. She was finally decommissioned in 1971.