USS Tawakoni
USS Tawakoni (ATF-114), date and location unknown. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Tawakoni |
| Builder | United Engineering Company, San Francisco, California |
| Launched | 28 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. R. F. Parker |
| Commissioned | 16 September 1944 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1978 |
| Motto | "Salvage, Towing, Diving" |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II); 3 battle stars (Korean War); 4 campaign stars (Vietnam War) |
| Fate | Sold to Republic of China, 1 June 1978 |
| Republic of China | |
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| Acquired | 1 June 1978 |
| Decommissioned | 1 November 2020 |
| Identification | ATF-553 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target ship, 15 August 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
| Displacement | 1,330 long tons standard |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, single screw |
| Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 8 officers, 68 enlisted |
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USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug that served on active duty with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1978, seeing action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. After 34 years of service, she was sold to the Republic of China Navy, where she served until November 2020.