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USS Papago (ATF-160)
USS Papago (ATF-166)
USS Papago (ATF-160) c. 1954
History
USS PapagoUnited States
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down19 March 1945
Launched21 June 1945
Sponsored byMrs. William Thomas Johnston
Commissioned3 October 1945
Decommissioned28 July 1992
Stricken23 February 1995
Honours and
awards
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • Navy Expeditionary Medal
  • American Campaign Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
StatusInactive Fleet - Philadelphia, PA
General characteristics
Class and typeAbnaki-class fleet ocean tug
Displacement
  • 1,205 tons (light),
  • 1,646 tons (full)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement8 officers, 68 enlisted men
ArmamentOne single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two twin-40 mm gun mounts, two single 20 mm guns

USS Papago (ATF-160) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug built for the United States Navy during World War II, and named for the American Indian tribe of the Piman family that formerly lived south and southeast of the Gila River in Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.

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