USS Pinto
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USS Pinto (AT-90) 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 Atlantic Ocean and, at war's end, returned home with three battle stars to her credit.
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United States | |
Name | USS Pinto |
Builder | Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia |
Yard number | 545 |
Laid down | 10 August 1942 |
Launched | 5 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 July 1946 |
Reclassified | ATF-90, 15 May 1944 |
Stricken | 17 May 1974 |
Identification | AT-90 |
Honors and awards | 3 battle stars & Navy Unit Commendation (World War II) |
Fate | Sold to Peru, 1 May 1974 |
Peru | |
Name | BAP Guardian Rios |
Acquired | 1 May 1974 |
Identification | ARB-123 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Navajo-class fleet tug |
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Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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Pinto was laid down by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co. of Philadelphia 10 August 1942; launched 5 January 1943; sponsored by Miss Lorna Cook; and commissioned 1 April 1943.