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Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug

USS Tillamook (ATA-192).jpg
Sotoyomo-class fleet tugboat USS Tillamook
General characteristics
Type: Tugboat
Displacement:
  • 534 long tons (543 t) light
  • 835 long tons (848 t) full
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
Armament: 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun

The Sotoyomo-class tugboats were a class of United States Navy rescue tugboats. The lead ship was USS Sotoyomo, laid down in September 1942. Designed as rescue tugs, the class consisted of some thirty-five or so ships, classified as auxiliaries.

Ships in the class included:


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