USS Wateree (ATA-174)

History
United States
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding
Laid down5 October 1943
Launched18 November 1943
Commissioned20 July 1944
FateSold to Peru in 1961; fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and typeSotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug
Displacement534 t.(lt) 835 t.(fl)
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
Armament

USS Wateree (ATA-174), the third ship named USS Wateree, was a Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug in the service of the United States Navy during World War II. She later served with the Military Sea Transportation Service and the Peruvian Navy as a diving support ship. In Peruvian naval service she was renamed BAP Unanue (ATA-136).[1]

  1. ^ "USNS Wateree (T-ATA-174) was transferred to Peru and renamed Uranue (ATA-136)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. Retrieved 5 March 2016.