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

ATF-65 -- USS Seminole

• Abnaki class Ocean Tug, Fleet:
• Displacement: 1,650 tons (full load)
• Length: 205'
• Beam: 39'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 14 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 2 40mm, 2x2 40mm, 6 .50-cal AA
• Complement:
• 4 Diesel-reduction (locomotive-type) engines turning 4 generators, which ran 4 motors -- all geared to a single screw, generating 4,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, N.Y., and commissioned 8 March 1940

Additional Links:

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

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