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{{short description|Abnaki-class tugboat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2022}}
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|Ship image=File:USS Shakori (ATF-162).jpg
|Ship caption=  USS ''Shakori'' 
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|naval}}
|Ship name= ''Shakori''
|Ship namesake= [[Shakori]]  
|Ship ordered= 
|Ship sponsor=
|Ship builder=[[Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.]]
|Ship laid down= 9 May 1945
|Ship launched= 9 August 1945
|Ship christened=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned= 20 December 1945
|Ship decommissioned= 29 February 1980
|Ship reclassified= 
|Ship fate= Sold to Republic of China, 1 October 1980
|Ship stricken= 
|Ship homeport=
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=[[#Awards|''See Awards'']]
|Ship identification=*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NQDO
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Quebec}}{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Oscar}}
*[[Hull number]]: ATF-162
}}
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|Ship country=Republic of China
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Republic of China|naval}}
|Ship name= *''Da Tai'' (大台)
|Ship namesake= 
|Ship acquired= 1 October 1980
|Ship commissioned= 15 December 1980
|Ship decommissioned= 1 August 2023
|Ship identification= [[Pennant number]]: ATF-563
|Ship homeport= [[Keelung]]
|Ship reclassified= 
|Ship status= 
|Ship fate=Sunk as target, 2024
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Ship class={{sclass|Abnaki|tugboat}}
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|1,589|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}, standard
*{{convert|1,675|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}, full
|Ship length={{convert|205|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}} 
|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} 
|Ship height=
|Ship draft={{convert|15|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} 
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship propulsion=*4 × [[General Motors]] 12-278A [[diesel engine]]s
*4 × [[General Electric]] generators
*3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
|Ship power=*1 × [[Propeller|shaft]]
*{{convert|3,600|shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|15,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}}
|Ship complement=85 officers and enlisted
|Ship sensors=[[AN/SPS-5|AN/SPS-5B]] [[surface-search radar]]
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*1 × single [[3-inch/50-caliber gun|3"/50 caliber gun]]
*2 × twin [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm guns]]
*2 × single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s
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'''USS ''Shakori'' (ATF-162)''' is an {{sclass|Abnaki|tugboat}} that saw service during the [[World War II]] and [[Cold War]]. She was later sold to [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) as '''ROCS ''Da Tai'' (ATF-563)'''. Her namesake was a small Indian tribe which originally inhabited an area near the present site of [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shakori|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/shakori.html|access-date=2022-02-02|website=NHHC|language=en-US}}</ref> She was decommissioned from Taiwanese service in 2023 and sunk as a [[target ship]] in 2024.

==Design and description==
{{Main|Abnaki-class tugboat}}

The ship is displaced {{convert|1589|t|LT}} at [[Displacement (ship)|standard]] load and {{convert|1675|t|LT}} at [[deep load]] The ships measured {{convert|205|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|long overall]] with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|38|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They had a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|15|ft|4|in|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].

The ships had two [[General Motors]] 12-278A [[diesel engine]]s, one shaft. The engines produced a total of {{convert|3600|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|10|t|LT|0}} of [[fuel oil]] that gave them a range of {{convert|15,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}}.

The ''Abnaki'' class was armed with a [[3-inch/50-caliber gun|3"/50 caliber gun]] [[anti-aircraft gun]], two single-mount [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] and two twin-gun mounts for [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]].

==Construction and career==
The ship was built at the [[Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.]] at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]]. She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 9 May 1945 and [[Launched (ship)|launched]] on 9 August 1945. The ship was [[Commissioned (ship)|commissioned]] on 20 December 1945.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fleet Tug (ATF)|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39162.htm|access-date=2022-02-02|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>

=== Service in the United States Navy ===
Since then, the major portion of ''Shakori''{{'}}s long naval career has been spent in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. The tug has performed towing services all along the Atlantic seaboard and has often been called upon to tow targets for naval gunnery exercises.

On three occasions, ''Shakori'' has departed from her normal routine. In October and November 1962, during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis|Cuban missile crisis]], she assisted in the evacuation of dependents from [[Guantánamo Bay|Guantanamo Bay]] by transporting clothes to the evacuees on the high seas. Following that, she spent three weeks at [[Miami]], [[Florida]], as the crisis wore on to its conclusion. The second and third departures from routine came in 1966 and 1967. In 1966, the tug circumnavigated the globe, completing the Navy's second-longest tow, 11,000 miles, en route. In 1967, after returning to [[Little Creek, Virginia|Little Creek]], [[Virginia]], for overhaul and training, she deployed to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] for almost six months on 18 January.

On 3 June 1967, ''Shakori'' returned to Little Creek, and resumed her Atlantic-Caribbean towing routine. This she has continued through 1974 and, as of 31 July, is in-port at Little Creek.

=== Service in the Republic of China Navy ===
The ship was decommissioned on 29 December 1980 and later sold to the Republic of China as ROCS ''Da Tai'' (ATF-563). She was commissioned later that year on the 15 December.

At about 4 pm, 10 January 2022, the [[Keelung City]] Fire Department received a notification from the public that a large amount of smoke was coming from the smokestack of the ''Da Tai'' ship docked at the West 1 pier of Keelung Port; the fire department immediately dispatched fire fighting vehicles. The fire had been extinguished by military personnel on arrival, and no one was injured. According to reports, the fire started due to severe carbon deposits in kitchen chimney.<ref>{{Cite web|title=快訊／基隆港ATF-563大台艦濃煙四竄 警消聯合軍方緊急滅火 {{!}} ETtoday社會新聞 {{!}} ETtoday新聞雲|url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20220110/2166110.htm|access-date=2022-02-02|website=www.ettoday.net|language=zh-Hant}}</ref>

On August 1, 2023, ''Da Tai'' ship was officially retired at Kaohsiung Xinbin Pier.<ref>{{Cite web|author=洪哲政|date=2023-08-01|title=海軍「北拖待救」資深名艦 大台艦今日除役|url=https://udn.com/news/story/10930/7339680|access-date=2023-08-01|publisher=聯合新聞網|archive-date=2023-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802171402/https://udn.com/news/story/10930/7339680|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 23, 2024, ''Da Tai'' ship was used as a target ship and was sunk by an anti-ship missile in the waters east of Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-23|title=國軍精準飛彈射擊驗證訓練成效|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E8%BB%8D%E7%B2%BE%E6%BA%96%E9%A3%9B%E5%BD%88%E5%B0%84%E6%93%8A%E9%A9%97%E8%AD%89%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4%E6%88%90%E6%95%88-100929192.html|access-date=2024-08-23}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" caption="ROCS ''Da Tai'' (ATF-563)">
File:ROCS Da Tai (ATF-563) Shipped in Keelung Port 20140327.jpg|''Da Tai'' on 24 March 2014
File:大台軍艦.jpg|''Da Tai'' in a storm
File:大台軍艦拖帶演習.jpg|''Da Tai'' conducts towing exercise
File:大台軍艦射擊訓練.jpg|''Da Tai'' gun shooting training
</gallery>

== Awards ==
* [[Navy Unit Commendation]] 
* [[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation]] 
* [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] (5 awards) 
* [[American Campaign Medal]] 
* [[World War II Victory Medal]] 
* [[National Defense Service Medal]] (2 awards) 
* [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] (2 awards) 
* [[Vietnam Service Medal]] (1 award) 
* [[Vietnam Campaign Medal|Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal]]

==References==
*{{DANFS}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39162.htm NavSource Online: USS Shakori (ATF-162)]
*[https://www.hullnumber.com/ATF-162 Hull Number : ATF-162 DEPLOYMENTS - MAJOR EVENTS]

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