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

ATO-142 USS Tern

• Bobolink class Ocean Tug, Old:
• Displacement: 1,500 tons (full load)
• Length: 188'
• Beam: 35'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 10 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 4 20mm, 4 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 72
• Reciprocating steam engines, single shaft, 1,400 hp
• Built at Gas Engine & Power Co. Morris Heights, N.Y., and commissioned as Mine Sweeper No. 31 17 May 1919
• Reclassified AT-142 1 June 1942 (ATO-142 on 15 May 1944)

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Tern
• Pearl Harbor Attack: Action Report

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(as AM-31)

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