USS Arikara

Arikara underway near Oahu, Hawaii, June 3, 1964
History
United States
Laid downJanuary 10, 1943
LaunchedJune 22, 1943
CommissionedJanuary 5, 1944
DecommissionedJuly 1, 1971
ReclassifiedMay 15, 1944
StrickenJune 25, 1992
Honors and
awards
FateTransferred to the Chilean Navy, July 1, 1971
History
Chile
NameAldea (ATF-63)
AcquiredJuly 1, 1971
DecommissionedAugust 14, 1992
FateSunk as target, 1992
General characteristics
Displacement1,589 tons
Length205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draught15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × ALCO 531 diesel main engines
  • 4 × General Electric generators
  • 1 Cooper Bessemer FS6 200 KW generators and 2 Superior Engine 100 KW generators auxiliary services engines
  • single screw
  • 3,000 shp
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Complement85
Armament1 x 3 in (76 mm); 2 x 40 mm

USS Arikara (AT-98) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug. It was named after the Arikara, a loose confederacy of sub-tribes of American Indians related to the Pawnee. The Arikara inhabited villages in the Missouri River valley.

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