USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug that served in World War II. The tug was sold to Venezuela in 1978.[1][2]
USS Nipmuc, c. 1948
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Nipmuc |
Namesake | Nipmuc people |
Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
Laid down | 2 December 1944 |
Launched | 12 April 1945 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1945 |
Decommissioned | unknown |
Stricken | 1 September 1978 |
Fate | Sold, to Venezuela under the Security Assistance Program, 1 September 1978 |
Venezuela | |
Name | Antonio Picardi (R-22) |
Acquired | 1 September 1978 |
Out of service | 1982 |
Fate | Ran aground and wrecked, 12 April 1982 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
Displacement | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Complement | 85 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Pacific Fleet |
Operations: | World War II |
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