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U.S.S. CHALLENGE
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ATA-201 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 3 AUG 1944 at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works Port Arthur Texas | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 SEP 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 23 SEP 1944 | ||
| DEC | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 23 DEC 1947 | ||
ATA-201 General Specifications
Class: Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug
Complement: 7 Officers and 42 Enlisted
Displacement: 610 tons
Length: 143 feet
Beam: 34 feet
Draft: 15 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 1 October 1976