USS Munsee
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USS Munsee (AT/ATF-107) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold the name Munsee, which is the name of a subtribe of the Delaware Indians, still living in Wisconsin and Kansas.
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Name | USS Munsee |
Builder | United Engineering & Drydock Co., Alameda, California |
Laid down | 20 August 1942 |
Launched | 21 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | 3 November 1969 |
Stricken | 3 November 1969 |
Fate | Sold into commercial service, 2 July 1970. Scrapped 1978. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
Displacement | 1,680 long tons (1,707 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
Complement | 85 officers & enlisted |
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Munsee was laid down 20 August 1942 by the United Engineering & Drydock Co., Alameda, California; launched 21 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Lloyd A. Davis; and commissioned 30 October 1943, Lieutenant John F. Pingley in command.