USS Salish

ARA Alférez Sobral (A-9), former USS Salish (ATA-187)
History
United States
NameATA-187
Laid down29 August 1944
Launched29 September 1944
Commissioned7 December 1944
RenamedSalish, 16 July 1948
Decommissioned10 February 1972
Fatetransferred to Argentine Navy, 10 February 1972
Stricken1 February 1975
Argentina
NameARA Alférez Sobral
Acquired10 February 1972
IdentificationA-9
Statusdecommissioned in 2018
General characteristics
Displacement835 tons (848 t) (full)
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Draft13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric engines,
  • 1,500 shp (1,100 kW) single screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45–49
Armament

USS Salish (ATA-187) (previously ATR-114) was a Sotoyomo-class rescue tug of the US Navy. Her hull was laid down on 29 August 1944. She left US service on 10 February 1972 and was recommissioned in the Argentine Navy on the same day as the ARA Alférez Sobral (A-9).