USS Achomawi

ROCS Da Gang (ex-Achomawi) seen in 2014.
History
United States
NameUSS Achomawi
Ordered13 October 1943
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Laid down15 January 1944
Launched14 June 1944
Commissioned11 November 1944
Decommissioned10 June 1947
Stricken1 September 1962
FateTransferred to Taiwan in 1991
Taiwan
Name
  • Da Gang
  • (大岡)
Acquired1991
IdentificationATF-554
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAbnaki-class tugboat
Displacement1,675 long tons (1,702 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Speed16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement6 officers, 71 enlisted
Armament

USS Achomawi (AT-148/ATF-148) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug in the service of the United States Navy, and was named for the Achomawi tribe of Native Americans.

Achomawi was laid down as AT-148 on 15 January 1944 at Charleston, South Carolina by Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock, redesignated ATF-148 on 15 May 1944, and launched on 14 June 1944, sponsored by Mrs. J. F. Veronee. The ship was commissioned on 11 November 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard.