&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Wateree_(ATF-117).jpg) USS Wateree (ATF-117) fitting out in December 1944
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Wateree |
| Builder | United Engineering Co., Alameda, California |
| Laid down | 22 September 1943, as Fleet Tug (AT-117) |
| Launched | 14 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Henry B. Wagner |
| Commissioned | 17 February 1945 as USS Wateree (ATF-117) at San Francisco, California |
| Decommissioned | 9 October 1945 (wrecked at sea) |
| Reclassified | ATF-117, 15 May 1944 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk during a typhoon, 9 October 1945 with a loss of eight crew members |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
| Tonnage | 1,330 tons |
| Displacement | 1,689 tons |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
| Complement | 85 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two twin 40 mm gun mounts, two single 40 mm gun mounts, six 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, two depth charge tracks |
USS Wateree (ATF-117/AT-117) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Wateree was sent to the western Pacific Ocean to perform towing services; however, during a typhoon, she was damaged beyond repair and lost, with eight crew members missing.