USS Sotoyomo (ATA-121)

History
United States
NameUSS Sotoyomo
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas
Laid down7 September 1942
Launched19 October 1942
Commissioned29 May 1943, as USS ATR-43
Decommissioned9 April 1946
Recommissioned6 June 1951
Decommissioned1 July 1955
Renamed
  • USS ATA-121, 15 May 1944
  • USS Sotoyomo (ATA-121), 16 July 1948
Stricken1 September 1961
FateSold to the Republic of Mexico Navy, June 1963
Mexico
NameARM Sotoyomo
AcquiredJune 1963
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeSotoyomo-class tugboat
Displacement
  • 534 long tons (543 t) light
  • 835 long tons (848 t) full
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric engines, single screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45
Armament1 × 3"/50 caliber gun

USS Sotoyomo (ATR-43/ATA-121) was a rescue tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the early 1950s, and was sold to Mexico in 1963.

The ship was laid down on 7 September 1942 at Orange, Texas, by the Levingston Shipbuilding Co., launched on 19 October 1942, and commissioned on 29 May 1943 as USS ATR-43.