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|Ship commissioned=28 April 1945
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|Ship decommissioned=30 October 1946 at San Pedro, CA
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|Ship fate=Sunk as a target off southern California, 27 August 1978
|Ship fate=Sunk as a target off southern California, 27 August 1978
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|Ship class=[[Abnaki]] Class Fleet Ocean Tug|''Abnaki''-class Fleet Ocean Tug
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|Ship propulsion=Diesel/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
|Ship propulsion=Diesel/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
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'''USS ''Chimariko'' (ATF-154)''' was an ''Abnaki'' class Fleet Ocean Tug of the United States Navy and the first to be named "[[Chimariko]]" after the Native American tribe in California.
'''USS ''Chimariko'' (ATF-154)''' was an ''Abnaki'' class Fleet Ocean Tug of the United States Navy and the first to be named [[Chimariko people|Chimariko]] after the Native American tribe in California.


She was laid down as (AT-154) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C.
She was laid down as (AT-154) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C.


On 15 May 1944 she was redesignated ''Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-149).'' She was launched on 30 December 1944 (Sponsored by Mrs. G. Davis) and commissioned USS Chimariko (ATF-154) on 28 April 1945, Lieutenant Walter R. Wurzler, USNR, in command. Departing Norfolk, Va.[[Image:Walter and Inge Wurzler.JPG|thumb|left|''Lt. Walter R. Wurzler'' with his wife Inge in New York (1942).]]
On 15 May 1944 she was redesignated ''Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-149).'' She was launched on 30 December 1944 (Sponsored by Mrs. G. Davis) and commissioned USS ''Chimariko'' (ATF-154) on 28 April 1945. Departing Norfolk, Va.


==World War II==
==World War II==


*5 June 1945; Chimariko reached Galveston, Texas
*5 June 1945; ''Chimariko'' reached Galveston, Texas
*12 June to 16 June; Towed the disabled tanker SS C. A. Canfield from Sabine Pass
*12 to 16 June; Towed the disabled tanker SS ''C. A. Canfield'' from Sabine Pass
*16 June to 1 July; She towed a floating drydock YFD-3 to Cristobal, C.Z.
*16 June to 1 July; She towed a floating drydock ''YFD-3'' to Cristobal, C.Z.
*9 July; Passing through the Panama Canal she towed YFs 727 and 1069 via San Diego to Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands arriving 25 August
*9 July; Passing through the Panama Canal she towed YFs ''727'' and ''1069'' via San Diego to Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands arriving 25 August
*1 September; She departed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I., arriving 19 September
*1 September; She departed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I., arriving 19 September


==Post War==
==Post war==


*17 October 1945; The Chimariko reported at Okinawa for salvage duty
*17 October 1945; The ''Chimariko'' reported at Okinawa for salvage duty
*14 January 1946; She towed the concrete barge Lignite (IX-162) to Hong Kong, weathering a severe storm in the straits south of Formosa to arrive safely 19 January.
*14 January 1946; She towed the concrete barge {{USS|Lignite|IX-162|2}} to Hong Kong, weathering a severe storm in the straits south of Formosa to arrive safely 19 January.
*18 February 1946; Chimariko departed Hong Kong and, after brief periods of salvage and towing duty at Subic Bay, P.I. and Guam, she steamed via Pearl Harbor to San Pedro, Calif., arriving 9 June to be placed out of commission and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 31 October 1946.
*18 February 1946; ''Chimariko'' departed Hong Kong and, after brief periods of salvage and towing duty at Subic Bay, P.I. and Guam, she steamed via Pearl Harbor to San Pedro, Calif., arriving 9 June to be placed out of commission and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 31 October 1946.


==Final Disposition==
==Final Disposition==


Chimariko was transferred to Maritime Administration custody in 1962, but was returned to the Navy in August 1976 for use as a salvage training hulk. Later employed as a target, she was sunk in deep water off Southern California on 27 August 1978.
''Chimariko'' was transferred to Maritime Administration custody in 1962, but was returned to the Navy in August 1976 for use as a salvage training hulk. Later employed as a target, she was sunk in deep water off Southern California on 27 August 1978.


She now lies at rest in 1150 fathoms at 032,00 N ,118,00 W.
She now lies at rest in 1150 fathoms at 032,00 N, 118,00 W.


==External links==
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39154.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive AT-154 / ATF-154 ''Chimariko'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39154.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive AT-154 / ATF-154 ''Chimariko'']


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Latest revision as of 17:15, 28 April 2023

USS Chimariko
History
United States
NameUSS Chimariko
NamesakeA Native American tribe living in California
Ordered1944
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C.
Laid down1944
Launched30 December 1944
Commissioned28 April 1945
Decommissioned30 October 1946 at San Pedro, CA
FateSunk as a target off southern California, 27 August 1978
General characteristics
Class and typeAbnaki-class Tug
Displacement1,190 tons
Length205 ft (62 m) (overall)
Beam38.4 ft (11.7 m) (extreme)
Draft15.3 ft (4.7 m) (mean)
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 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement85 officers and men
Armament

USS Chimariko (ATF-154) was an Abnaki class Fleet Ocean Tug of the United States Navy and the first to be named Chimariko after the Native American tribe in California.

She was laid down as (AT-154) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C.

On 15 May 1944 she was redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-149). She was launched on 30 December 1944 (Sponsored by Mrs. G. Davis) and commissioned USS Chimariko (ATF-154) on 28 April 1945. Departing Norfolk, Va.

World War II

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  • 5 June 1945; Chimariko reached Galveston, Texas
  • 12 to 16 June; Towed the disabled tanker SS C. A. Canfield from Sabine Pass
  • 16 June to 1 July; She towed a floating drydock YFD-3 to Cristobal, C.Z.
  • 9 July; Passing through the Panama Canal she towed YFs 727 and 1069 via San Diego to Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands arriving 25 August
  • 1 September; She departed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I., arriving 19 September

Post war

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  • 17 October 1945; The Chimariko reported at Okinawa for salvage duty
  • 14 January 1946; She towed the concrete barge Lignite to Hong Kong, weathering a severe storm in the straits south of Formosa to arrive safely 19 January.
  • 18 February 1946; Chimariko departed Hong Kong and, after brief periods of salvage and towing duty at Subic Bay, P.I. and Guam, she steamed via Pearl Harbor to San Pedro, Calif., arriving 9 June to be placed out of commission and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 31 October 1946.

Final Disposition

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Chimariko was transferred to Maritime Administration custody in 1962, but was returned to the Navy in August 1976 for use as a salvage training hulk. Later employed as a target, she was sunk in deep water off Southern California on 27 August 1978.

She now lies at rest in 1150 fathoms at 032,00 N, 118,00 W.

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