
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
ATF-159 USS Paiute
- Cherokee class Fleet Tug:
- Displacement: 1,650 tons
- Length: 205'
- Beam: 39'
- Draft: 14'
- Speed: 14 knots
- Armament: 1 3"/50, 2x2 40mm, 2x1 40mm, 6 .50-cal. AA MG
- Complement: 97
- 4 Alco diesel electric generators, one screw, 3,000 hp
- Built at Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock, Charleston, S.C., and commissioned 27 August 1945
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August 9, 2001