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U.S.S. TONKAWA

(ATA-176)


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ATA-176 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-Keel Date: 30 JAN 1944
MAR1944-Launch Date: 1 MAR 1944
AUG1944-Commissioned: 19 AUG 1944
JUN1947-Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1947

ATA-176 General Specifications

Class: ATR-1-class rescue tug

Named for: the Tonkawa

Complement: 45 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 835 tons

Length: 143 feet

Beam: 33 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 13 kts

Final Disposition: Transferred to the Republic of China Navy April 1962