USS Keosanqua (ATA-198)

History
United States
NameUSS Keosanqua
Orderedas Rescue Ocean Tug, ATR-125
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas
Launched17 January 1945
Commissioned19 March 1945
Decommissioned25 May 1956
RenamedUSS Keosanqua (ATA-198), 16 July 1948
ReclassifiedATA-198, Auxiliary Fleet Tug, 15 May 1944
Stricken1 May 1961
Honours and
awards
2 battle stars (South Korea)
FateTransferred to South Korea, 1 February 1962
South Korea
NameROKS Yong Mun (ATA-2)
Acquired1 February 1962
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeMaricopa-class auxiliary fleet tug
Displacement534 long tons (543 t)
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft13 ft (4 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric engines, single screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement5 officers, 42 enlisted
Armament

USS Keosanqua (ATA-198) was a Maricopa-class auxiliary fleet tug of the United States Navy. The ship was authorized as Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-125, and redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug USS ATA-198 on 15 May 1944. The ship was laid down at Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas, launched on 17 January 1945, and commissioned on 19 March 1945. She was named Keosanqua (ATA-198) on 16 July 1948.