USS Lipan
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USS Lipan (AT-85) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned." She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and the Korean War. She was awarded two battle stars for World War II and four battle stars for the Korean War.
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USS Lipan (ATF-85) moored outboard of USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 8 April 1946. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Lipan |
Builder | United Engineering Co., San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 30 May 1942 |
Launched | 17 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 29 April 1943 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 23 January 1989 |
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Fate | Loaned to the United States Coast Guard, 30 September 1980 |
United States | |
Name | USCGC Lipan (WMEC-85) |
Acquired | 30 September 1980 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1988 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Navajo-class fleet tug |
Displacement | 1,235 long tons (1,255 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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Lipan was laid down 30 May 1942 by United Engineering Co., San Francisco, California; launched on 17 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Jean Kell; and commissioned on 29 April 1943.