CHIMARIKO (ATF-154)
Year Built
1944
Official Number
--
Shipyard
Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
Naval Auxiliary
Specific Type
ATF Fleet Ocean Tug
MARAD Type
Military
Ship Length
205.00 feet
Beam
38.50 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
--
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
1675.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
1240.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 11/1/1962 | |
|
Acquisition
| 11/1/1962 | |
|
Disposition
| 8/11/1976 | CUST 1963 NDRF 1962 |
|
Withdrawl
| 8/11/1976 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | CHIMARIKO.pdf |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
MARAD
Operator
United States Navy
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 27, 1978
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Used as a target and sunk.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Off Southern California
Accuracy of Incident Location
--
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
0
