USS Lipan

	USS Lipan (ATF-85) moored outboard of USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 8 April 1946.
History
United States
Name	USS Lipan
Builder	United Engineering Co., San Francisco, California
Laid down	30 May 1942
Launched	17 September 1942
Commissioned	29 April 1943
Reclassified	ATF-85, 15 May 1944; USNS Lipan (T-ATF-85), 1972;
Stricken	23 January 1989
Honors &; awards	2 battle stars (World War II); 4 battle stars (Korea);
Fate	Loaned to the United States Coast Guard, 30 September 1980
United States
Name	USCGC Lipan (WMEC-85)
Acquired	30 September 1980
Decommissioned	31 March 1988
Fate	Returned to US Navy, 31 March 1988; Sunk as a target, 22 January 1990;
General characteristics
Class & type	Navajo-class fleet tug
Displacement	1,235 long tons (1,255 t)
Length	205 ft (62 m)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft	15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines; single screw; 3,600 shp (2,685 kW);
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	85
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun; 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts; 2 × single 20 mm guns;

USS Lipan (AT-85) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. 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." She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and the Korean War. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II and four battle stars for the Korean War.

Lipan was laid down 30 May 1942 by United Engineering Co., San Francisco, California; launched on 17 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Jean Kell; and commissioned on 29 April 1943.