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Abnaki (ATF-96) (right) alongside a Soviet spy trawler
History
United States
Name
USS Abnaki
Namesake
Abenaki
Builder
Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Laid down
28 November 1942
Launched
22 April 1943
Commissioned
25 November 1943
Decommissioned
30 September 1978
Stricken
30 September 1978
Fate
Transferred to Mexico, 30 September 1978
Mexico
Name
Yaqui (A-18)
Acquired
30 September 1978
Status
In active service as of 2019[1]
General characteristics
Class and type
Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug
Displacement
1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length
205 ft (62 m)
Beam
38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft
15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Speed
16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement
85
Armament
1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
2 × 20 mm guns
Service record
Part of:
Atlantic Fleet (1943–45)
Pacific Fleet (1945–78)
Operations:
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Awards:
3 battle stars (Korea)
10 battle stars (Vietnam)
USS Abnaki (ATF-96) was the lead ship of the Abnaki class of fleet ocean tugs in the service of the United States Navy, named after the Abenaki tribe of Native Americans. She was laid down on 28 November 1942 at Charleston, South Carolina by Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock, launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James Mayon Jones, and commissioned at the Charleston Navy Yard on 25 November 1943. Abnaki earned three battle stars for service during the Korean War and 10 battle stars during the Vietnam War.
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