Cherokee Class Fleet Ocean Tug:
- Laid down as Chawasha (AT-151) at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C.
- Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-151), 15 May 1944
- Launched, 15 September 1944
- Commissioned USS Chawasha (ATF-151), 6 February 1945, LT. H. K. Smith in command
- During World War II USS Chawasha was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Campaign and Dates 3rd Fleet operations against Japan, 12 July to 15 August 1945 - Following World War II USS Chawasha was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:
Navy Occupation Service Medal 2 to 9 September 1945 23 October1945 to 19 February 1946 - Decommissioned, 30 September 1946
- Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
- Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
- Final Disposition, fate unknown
- USS Chawasha earned one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications:
Displacement 1,240 t.(lt) 1,675 t.(fl)
Length 205'
Beam 38'6"
Draft 15' 4"
Speed 16.5 kts.
ComplementOfficers 5Enlisted 80
Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
Armamentone single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounttwo single 40mm AA gun mountstwo single 20mm AA gun mountstwo depth charge tracks
Fuel CapacityDiesel Oil 2,275 Bbls
Propulsionfour GM 12-278A 750hp Diesel-electric enginessingle Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction GearsShip's Service Generatorstwo Diesel-drive 100Kw 120V/240V D.C.one Diesel-drive 200Kw 120V/240V D.C.single propeller 3,000shp
Looking fo shipmates who served on U S S Penobscot AT A 188 from 1959to 1962