USS Menominee (AT-73)
{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|Menominee (YTB-790)|Menominee (YT-807)}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= File:USS Menominee.jpg |Ship caption=USS Menominee (AT-73) in San Francisco Bay, 30 September 1942. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag}} |Ship name=USS Menominee |Ship sponsor= |Ship namesake=Menominee |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=United Engineering Co. |Ship laid down= 27 September 1941 |Ship launched= 14 February 1942 |Ship commissioned= 25 September 1942 |Ship decommissioned=15 November 1946 |Ship struck=1 November 1959 |Ship reclassified=Fleet ocean tug ATF-73, 15 May 1944 |Ship identification= *Hull symbol: AT-73
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship fate = Transferred to Indonesia, renamed Rakata (928) |Ship honors= 5 × battle stars for World War II }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=title |Ship country=Indonesia |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Indonesia|naval}} |Ship name=KRI Rakata |Ship sponsor= |Ship namesake=Rakata |Ship ordered= |Ship acquired= 26 January 1961 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship struck= |Ship reclassified= |Ship identification=*Pennant number: 928 (1961)
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship fate = Sunk as target 2004 |Ship honors= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= {{sclass|Navajo|fleet tug}} |Ship displacement= {{convert|1240|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} |Ship length= {{convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|38|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= {{convert|15|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship propulsion=*Diesel-electric
|Ship speed= {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=*86 (initial)
|Ship sensors=*as of 1989
|Ship armament=*as built
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USS Menominee (AT-73) was a {{sclass|Navajo|fleet tug}} constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.{{cite web|title=USS Menominee|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/39/39073.htm|website=NavSource|access-date=22 July 2015}} 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." During World War II she was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater where she participated in four campaigns earning four battle stars.
Description
Menominee was laid down 27 September 1941, at United Engineering Co. in San Francisco and launched on 14 February 1942. She was commissioned 25 September 1942.
Decommission and sale
After the war, Menominee sailed for home. In Portland on 15 November 1946, she was decommissioned and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959, and transferred to Indonesia on 26 January 1961 as part of the Military Assistance Program. She served in Indonesia as Rakata (928). While in Indonesian service, the Oerlikon 20 mm cannons located in bridge wings were replaced with 2M-3 twin 25 mm cannons of Soviet origin.Moore 1979, p. 252 In the 1980s, her pennant number were changed to 922.Sharpe 1989, p. 273 As of 2004, the ship was mostly used as patrol ship.Saunders 2004, p. 338 Rakata was sunk as target by {{KRI|Nanggala|402}} in a joint exercise in Indian Ocean between 8 April and 2 May 2004.{{cite web|url=https://voi.id/en/news/46133/kri-nanggala-402-submarine-purchased-1982-from-germany-most-senior-in-indonesian-navy|title=KRI Nanggala-402, Submarine Purchased 1982 From Germany, Most Senior In Indonesian Navy|website=voi.id|date=21 April 2021|access-date=28 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/mengenal-kri-nanggala-402-kapal-selam-tangguh-andalan-tni-al.html|title=Mengenal KRI Nanggala 402, kapal selam tangguh andalan TNI AL|website=merdeka.com|date=10 December 2014|access-date=28 July 2021|language=ID}}
Citations
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/menominee-i.html}}
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References
- {{cite book|last=Moore|first=Capt. John|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1979-80|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=1979|isbn=978-0354005876}}
- {{cite book|last=Sharpe|first=Capt. Richard|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=1989|isbn=978-0710608864}}
- {{cite book|last=Saunders|first=Cdre. Stephen|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=2004|isbn=978-0710626233}}
External links
- {{navsource|09/39/39073|USS Menominee (AT-73/ATF-73)}}
- [https://www.indomiliter.com/kri-rakata-922-kapal-tunda-dengan-jejak-sejarah-panjang/ KRI Rakata 922: Tugboat with a Long History Track (in Indonesian)]
{{Navajo class tugs}}
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Category:Cherokee-class fleet tugs
Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
Category:Tugboats of the Indonesian Navy
Category:Ships built in San Francisco
Category:Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Indonesian Navy