USS Tekesta (AT-93)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Tekesta.
USS Tekesta (AT-93) was Navajo-class fleet tug built during World War II for the United States Navy. Shortly after being built, it was crewed by trained Navy personnel and sent into the Pacific Ocean to provide tug service to damaged ships in battle areas. For successfully performing this dangerous work, she was awarded four battle stars by the war's end.
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United States | |
Name | USS Tekesta |
Namesake | Tekesta |
Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
Launched | 20 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 14 April 1950 |
Reclassified | ATF-93, 16 May 1944 |
Stricken | 25 June 1992 |
Honors and awards | 4 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Transferred (leased) to Chile, May 1960 |
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Chile | |
Name | Yelcho (AGS-64) |
Acquired | May 1960 |
Decommissioned | 16 August 1996 |
Fate | Sunk as a target 5 July 1999 |
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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She was laid down at Portland, Oregon, on 7 September 1942 by the Commercial Iron Works; launched on 20 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. P. S. Treiber; and commissioned on 16 August 1943.