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

ATO-144 USS Vireo

• Bobolink class Old Tug:
• Displacement: 1,500 tons
• Length: 188'
• Beam: 35'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 10 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 4 20mm, 4 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 72
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 1,400 hp
• Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned as AM-52 16 October 1919
• Reclassified ATO-144 15 May 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Vireo
• After Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack

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(As AM-52)

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