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August 5, 2016
My dad's Liberty ship (APA 157) the Napa came upon an ATR adrift after Typhoon Ida. The log showed the ATR had suffered a cracked beam and the crew abandoned ship. We have no number on the ATR and I can't find any Naval records of lost ATRs. Does anyone have any information or direction I can pursue to help my dad? Thanks.
Admin Reply:
Sorry, Info on type ATR is next to none. ATR was a rescue tug with steam power and wooden hull. When the Navy started building the type ATA, ca. 38 ATR orders were cancelled in favor of the diesel-electric steel hulled ATA. warm regards, Rodger NAFTS Guestbook monitor.