USS Chippewa (AT-69)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Chippewa.
USS Chippewa (AT-69) 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 Atlantic Ocean.
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Name | USS Chippewa |
Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Charleston, South Carolina |
Launched | 25 July 1942 |
Commissioned | 14 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 26 February 1947 |
Reclassified | ATF-69, 15 May 1944 |
Stricken | 1 September 1961 |
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Class and 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) |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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Chippewa was laid down as AT-69, on 26 June 1942, by the Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Charleston, South Carolina; launched on 25 July 1942; sponsored by Mrs. T. Horton; and commissioned on 14 February 1943.