USS Menominee (AT-73)

USS Menominee (AT-73) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.[1] Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned." During World War II she was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater where she participated in four campaigns earning four battle stars.

USS Menominee (AT-73) in San Francisco Bay, 30 September 1942.
History
United States
Name: USS Menominee (AT-73)
Namesake: Menominee
Builder: United Engineering Co.
Laid down: 27 September 1941
Launched: 14 February 1942
Commissioned: 25 September 1942
Decommissioned: 15 November 1946
Reclassified: Fleet ocean tug ATF-73, 15 May 1944
Stricken: 1 November 1959
Honors and
awards:		 5 × battle stars for World War II
Fate: Transferred to Indonesia, renamed Rakata (928)
General characteristics
Class and type: Navajo-class fleet 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)
Propulsion:
Speed: 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement: 86
Armament:

Description
International radio call sign of
USS Menominee (AT-73)[1]
November Uniform Mike Oscar

Menominee was laid down 27 September 1941, at United Engineering Co. in San Francisco and launched on 14 February 1942. She was commissioned 25 September 1942, with LtCdr. Emil C. Generaux, Jr. in command.[1]

Decommission and sale

After the war, Menominee sailed for home. In Portland on 15 November 1946, she was decommissioned and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959, and transferred to Indonesia on 26 January 1961 as part of the Military Assistance Program. She served Indonesia as Rakata (928) until 1969.

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

  1. "USS Menominee". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  • Photo gallery of USS Menominee (AT-73/ATF-73) at NavSource Naval History
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