USS Navajo (ATA-211)

History
United States
NameUSS Navajo
Orderedas Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-138, redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-211, 13 April 1944
BuilderGulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas
Laid down20 January 1945
Launched3 March 1945
Commissioned3 May 1945
Decommissioned10 April 1962
RenamedNavajo (ATA-211), 15 July 1948
Stricken1 May 1962
Identification
Fate
  • Sold in 1963
  • Active as commercial vessel
General characteristics
Class & typeSotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug
Displacement
  • 534 long tons (543 t) light
  • 835 long tons (848 t) full
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric engines, single screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45
Armament

USS Navajo (ATR-138/ATA-211) was an auxiliary ocean tug in the United States Navy.

Originally designated ATR–138, she was redesignated ATA–211 on 13 April 1944 and laid down on 20 January 1945 by Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas. Launched on 3 March 1945, and commissioned at Port Arthur on 3 May 1945.