 USSChimariko | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSChimariko |
| Namesake | A Native American tribe living in California |
| Ordered | 1944 |
| Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Charleston S.C. |
| Laid down | 1944 |
| Launched | 30 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 30 October 1946 at San Pedro, CA |
| Fate | Sunk as a target off southern California, 27 August 1978 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Abnaki-classTug |
| Displacement | 1,190 tons |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) (overall) |
| Beam | 38.4 ft (11.7 m) (extreme) |
| Draft | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) (mean) |
| 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 |
| Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 85 officers and men |
| Armament |
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USSChimariko (ATF-154) was anAbnaki class Fleet Ocean Tug of the United States Navy and the first to be namedChimariko 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 redesignatedFleet Ocean Tug (ATF-149). She was launched on 30 December 1944 (Sponsored by Mrs. G. Davis) and commissioned USSChimariko (ATF-154) on 28 April 1945. Departing Norfolk, Va.
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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