USS Navajo (AT-64)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Navajo.
History
United States
NameUSS Navajo
NamesakeNavajo Nation
BuilderBethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York City
Laid down12 December 1938
Launched17 August 1939
Commissioned26 January 1940
Honors and
awards		2 battle stars (World War II)
FateSunk by I-39, 12 September 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeNavajo-class fleet tug
Displacement1,270 long tons (1,290 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement80
Armament1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun

USS Navajo (AT-64) was an oceangoing tugboat in the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was named for the Navajo people. Originally called the Navajo-class of fleet tugs, they were later renamed the Cherokee-class after loss of the first two ships of the class.[1]

Navajo was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island, New York, on 12 December 1938; launched on 17 August 1939, sponsored by Miss Olive Rasmussen; and commissioned on 26 January 1940. The tug was sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Navajo III (AT-64)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. July 1, 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.