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USCGC Chilula (WMEC-153) underway 2 July 1960, location unknown. The Coast Guard used her primarily for search and rescue.
History
NameUSS Chilula (ATF-153)
NamesakeChilula
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down13 June 1944
Launched1 December 1944
Commissioned5 April 1945
Decommissioned8 February 1947
Reclassifiedlist error: <br /> list (help)
Fleet ocean tug ATF-153
15 May 1944
Recommissionedlist error: <br /> list (help)
USCGC Chilula (WAT-153)
3 October 1956
Decommissioned19 June 1991
ReclassifiedMedium Endurance Cutter Chilula (WMEC-153) 1 May 1966
Fatesunk as a target in 1997
General characteristics
Class and typeNavajo-class fleet tug
Displacement1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
Diesel-electric
four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines
single screw
3,000 shp (2,237 kW)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement86
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
• 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
• 2 × single 40 mm AA guns
• 2 × single 20 mm AA guns
• 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Chilula (ATF-153) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.[1] Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned."

Description

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International radio call sign of
USS Chilula (ATF-153)[1]
November Papa India November

Chilula was laid down 13 June 1944, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Charleston and launched on 1 December 1944. She was commissioned 5 April 1945, with Lt. O. L. Guinn in command.[1]

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

  1. ^ a b c "USS Chilula". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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  • Photo gallery of USS Chilula (ATF-153/ATF-73) at NavSource Naval History


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