USS Apache (ATF-67)

USS Apache underway off Southern California on 31 August 1964
History
United States
Name	USS Apache
Namesake	Apache
Builder	Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Charleston, South Carolina
Laid down	8 November 1941
Launched	8 May 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. G. E. Baker
Commissioned	12 December 1942
Reclassified	ATF-67, 15 May 1944
Decommissioned	3 December 1946
Recommissioned	20 July 1951
Decommissioned	27 February 1974
Stricken	30 March 1974
Honors and awards	World War II: 5 battle stars 1 Navy Unit Commendation Korean War: 2 battle stars Vietnam War: 1 campaign star 1 Navy Unit Commendation 1 Meritorious Unit Commendation
Fate	Sold to Republic of China, 1 June 1974, currently Active.
History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Ta Wan (ATF-551)
Acquired	1 June 1974
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Navajo-class fleet tug
Displacement	1,235 long tons (1,255 t) light 1,674 long tons (1,701 t) full load
Length	205 ft (62 m)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft	15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Depth of hold	3,600 shaft horsepower (4.8 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric: Four General Motors 12-278A diesel engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	85
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun mount 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts 2 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS Apache (AT-67/ATF-67) was a Navajo-class fleet tug, later fleet ocean tug, in commission in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1974. She saw service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.