USS Pinola (ATA-206)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pinola.
The USS Pinola (ATA-206) was a Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug launched in 1945 and serving until 1956. The ship was transferred to the Republic of Korea in 1962.
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Ex-Pinola in South Korean Naval service as ROKS Do Bong (ATA-3) moored pierside, date and location unknown. | |
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United States | |
Builder | Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX |
Reclassified | Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-206, 15 May 1944 |
Laid down | 26 October 1944 |
Launched | 14 December 1944 |
Commissioned | USS ATA-206, 10 February 1945 |
Decommissioned | 4 October 1946 |
Renamed | Pinola (ATA-206), 16 June 1948 |
Recommissioned | 10 January 1949 |
Decommissioned | 6 April 1956 |
Fate | Transferred under the Military Assistance Program to South Korea, 2 February 1962 |
South Korea | |
Name | ROKS Do Bong (ATA-3) |
Acquired | 2 February 1962 |
Decommissioned | 1970s |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug |
Displacement |
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Length | 143 ft (44 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | diesel-electric engines, single screw |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 45 |
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