Fulton Shipyard

File:Former USS ATR-31 in Peruvian Service, Feb 1954.jpg

ATR-1 class - ATR is the US hull classification symbol meaning Auxiliary Tug Rescue. The ATR-1 class was a Type V wooden-hulled rescue tug built by Fulton Shipyard in 1944 and 1945. The ATR-1 tugs serviced World War II in both Asiatic-Pacific Theater and the European theatre of World War II. The 40 ATR-1-class vessels had a displacement of 852 tons light and 1,315 tons fully loaded. They had a length of {{convert|165|ft|6|in}}, a beam of {{convert|33|ft|4|in}} and a draft of {{convert|15|ft|6|in}}. The tugs had a top speed of {{convert|12.2|kn|lk=in}}. The largest boom had a capacity of 4 tons. They were armed with one 3"/50 caliber gun and two single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The crew had five officers and 47 enlisted men. They had a fuel capacity of {{convert|1,620|oilbbl|USgal|lk=on}}. The propulsion was one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine with two Babcock & Wilcox "D"-type boilers with a single propeller creating {{convert|1,600|shp|lk=on}}. They had two turbo drive Ships Service Generators, rated at 60 kW 120 V D.C. An example is {{USS|ATR-31}}.[http://ships.bouwman.com/Navy/Tugs/ATR-7.html ATR-7]{{Cite web|title=Rescue Tug (ATR)|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/40/40001.htm|access-date=2021-02-08|website=NavSource}}{{Cite web|title=HyperWar: USS NAME (ATR-64)|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ATR/ATR-64.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.ibiblio.org}}{{Cite web|title=US Navy Ocean Tugs AT ATA ATF ATR|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/auxat.htm|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.shipbuildinghistory.com}}

Fulton Shipyard built troopships of the APc-1-class small coastal transports design. The ship had a displacement of 100 tons light, 258 tons fully loaded with a length of {{convert|103|ft}}, a beam of {{convert|21|ft}}, a draft of {{convert|9|ft}}, and a top speed of {{convert|10|kn}}. The crew was composed of 3 officers and 22 enlisted men and could transport up to 66 troops. The vessels had a large boom with a capacity of 3 tons. They were armed with four single 20 mm AA guns. the APc-1 class had a fuel capacity of {{convert|145|oilbbl|USgal}} of diesel fuel. They were powered by one Enterprise Engine DMG-6 diesel engine with a single propeller creating {{cvt|400|shp}}. For electrical they had two diesel 30 kW 120V D.C. service generators. The ship moved troops in the Pacific War. A notable ship was {{USS|APc-25}}.[http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/23/23032.htm NavSource Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-1][http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/23/23101.htm NavSource Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-1][http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/23/23029.htm NavSource Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-29]

Fulton Shipyard built {{sclass|Accentor|minesweeper}}s, with a displacement of {{convert|185|–|205|LT|t|0}}, a length of {{convert|97|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}–{{convert|98|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|21|ft|m|abbr=on}}–{{convert|23|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}, and a draft of {{convert|8|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}–{{convert|10|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}. The minesweepers were powered by a diesel engine with {{convert|400|hp|abbr=on}} and a top speed of {{convert|10|kn}}. A crew of 17 manned the ship and deck guns. Armament was a two .50 cal. M2 Browning machine guns. Accentor-class minesweepers were used to sweep naval mines in harbors, bays, and other littoral waters, due to their small size. Notable ships: {{USS|Industry|AMc-86|6}}, {{USS|Liberator|AMc-87|6}}, {{USS|Loyalty|AMc-88|6}}, {{USS|Memorable|AMc-89|6}}, {{USS|Merit|AMc-90|6}} and {{USS|Observer|AMc-91|6}}.{{Cite web|url=http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/C/o/Coastal_Minesweepers.htm |title=Coastal Minesweepers (AMc) |last=Budge |first=Kent G. |website=The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia |access-date=April 13, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dm.html |title=HyperWar: US Navy Minecraft, 1940-1945 |website=www.ibiblio.org |access-date=April 13, 2016}}{{cite journal |title=Fighting the Submarine Mine |first=Yates |last=Stirling |journal=Popular Science |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102 |access-date=April 13, 2016 |date=October 1941 |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |pages=102–108 |issn=0161-7370}}[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dm.html Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 Minecraft]

Fulton Shipyard built {{sclass|Agile|minesweeper|2}}s with a displacement of 853 tons full, a length of {{convert|172|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}, and a draft of {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The vessels were powered by four Packard ID1700 diesel engines, with {{convert|2,280|bhp|lk=in}} and two controllable pitch propellers. The ships had a top speed of {{convert|14|kn}}. The ship crew was 7 officers and 70 enlisted men. The minesweepers were armed with one Bofors 40 mm gun and two .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin machine gun. Notable ships: {{USS|Conflict|AM-426|6}} and {{USS|Constant|AM-427|6}}.{{Cite web|title=NavSource Mine Sweeper Photo Archive|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/11/02idx.htm|access-date=2021-02-08|website=NavSource}}{{Cite web|title=MSO 422 Aggressive - Navy Ships|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/mso-422.htm|access-date=2021-02-08|website=fas.org}}{{Cite web|title=MSO 422 Aggressive|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/mso-422.htm|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}

• {{USS|Industry|AMc-86|6}} ran aground in a typhoon and sank on October 9, 1945 in Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa.
• {{USS|Loyalty|AMc-88|6}} grounded and destroyed on January 12, 1946 near Okinawa.
• The troopship APc-28 ran aground and burnt off Okinawa in 1946
• APc-102 was beached and lost at Saipan in 1945
• APc-103 was grounded and destroyed on December 2, 1945 off Okinawa in Nakagusuku Bay.

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