Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

ATF-153 USS Chilula

• Abnaki class Fleet Tug:
• Displacement: 1,646 tons
• Length: 205'
• Beam: 39'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 1r knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 2 40mm, 2x2 40mm, 6 .50 cal. AA
• Complement: 85
• 4 Alco diesel electric generators, one screw, 3,000 hp
• Built at Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Charleston, S.C., and commissioned 5 April 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Chilula

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