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'''USS ''Chilula'' (ATF-153)''' was a {{sclass-|Navajo|fleet tug}} constructed for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=navsource>{{cite web|title=USS Chilula|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39153.htm|website=NavSource Naval History|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref> 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."
'''USS ''Chilula'' (ATF-153)''' was a {{sclass|Navajo|fleet tug}} constructed for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=navsource>{{cite web|title=USS Chilula|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39153.htm|website=NavSource Naval History|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> 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."


==Description==
==Design==
{{Ship call sign|N|P|I|N|ship name = USS ''Chilula'' (ATF-153)|reference=<ref name=navsource/>}}
{{Ship call sign|N|P|I|N|ship name = USS ''Chilula'' (ATF-153)|reference=<ref name=navsource/>}}
''Chilula'' was laid down 13 June 1944, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] and launched on 1 December 1944. She was commissioned 5 April 1945, with Lt. O. L. Guinn in command.<ref name=navsource/>
''Chilula'' was laid down 13 June 1944, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] and launched on 1 December 1944. She was a ''Cherokee''-class fleet ocean tug that was powered by four Allis Chalmers generators driven by four General Electric diesel engines. She had a single propeller.<ref name=navsource/><ref name=USCGHO>''Chilula'', 1956 (WMEC-153), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office</ref>


==History==
==Decommission and Coast Guard service==
===U.S. Navy service===
After the war, ''Chilula'' sailed for home. In [[Orange, Texas]] on 8 February 1947, she was decommissioned and entered the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She was transferred to the [[United States Coast Guard]] on 9 July 1956 as USCGC ''Chilula'' (WAT-153). Her hull number was subsequently changed to WATF-153 later in 1956 and then WMEC-153 in 1966.<ref name=Scheina50-52>Scheina, pp 50–52</ref> The Coast Guard decommissioned her on 19 June 1991 and returned her to the U.S. Navy who expended her as a target in 1997.
''Chilula'' was commissioned by the United States Navy on 5 April 1945 and left [[Norfolk, Virginia]] on 14 May bound for [[Algiers, Louisiana]], arriving 19 May. She took section 58 of [[Los Alamos (AFDB-7)|''ABSD-7'']] in tow and sailed on 27 May to [[Cristobal, Panama]]. Between 7 June and 14 June she towed sections of ABSD through the [[Panama Canal]]. Leaving [[Balboa, Panama]] on 16 June she arrived at [[Enewetak Atoll|Eniwetok Atoll]] on 31 July for towing duty. On 8 September ''Chilula'' left for [[Tokyo Bay|Tokyo Bay, Japan]] arriving there on 20 September and until 11 January 1946 operated out of [[Yokosuka, Japan]]. On 11 January she departed Yokosuka with ''YO-17'' in tow with a destination of [[Tsingtao, China]]. On 3 April, ''Chilula'' sailed from Yokosuka for [[Orange, Texas]] and was placed out of commission in the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]] on 8 February 1947.<ref name=USCGHO/>


== See also ==
===Coast Guard service===
She was transferred to the [[United States Coast Guard]] on 9 July 1956 as USCGC ''Chilula'' (WAT-153). Her hull number was subsequently changed to WATF-153 later in 1956 and then WMEC-153 in 1966. She was initially assigned to [[Morehead City, North Carolina]] and was used for law enforcement and search and rescue duties.<ref name=Scheina50-52>Scheina, pp 50–52</ref> In October 1963, ''Chilula'' located and took under tow in sixty foot seas the mothballed destroyer escort [[USS Fogg|USS ''Fogg'']] during [[Hurricane Ginny]] and returned her to [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]].<ref name=USCGHO /> The Coast Guard decommissioned her on 19 June 1991 and returned her to the U.S. Navy.<ref name=USCGHO />
* [[List of United States Navy ships]]
* [[World War II]]
* [[Tugboat]]


==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
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* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/Chilula-i.html}}
* {{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/chilula.html}}
* {{cite web |title=Chilula, 1956 (WMEC-153) |url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2429938/chilula-1956-wmec-153/ |website=www.history/uccg/mil |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office |access-date=5 June 2024}}
* {{cite book|last=Scheina|first=Robert L.|title=U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990|year=1990|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-0-87021-719-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Scheina|first=Robert L.|title=U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990|year=1990|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-0-87021-719-7}}
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 16 December 2024

USCGC Chilula (WMEC-153) underway 2 July 1960, location unknown. The Coast Guard used her primarily for search and rescue.
History
United States
NameUSS Chilula (ATF-153)
NamesakeChilula
BuilderCharleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.[1]
Laid down13 June 1944[1]
Launched1 December 1944[1]
Commissioned5 April 1945[1]
Decommissioned8 February 1947[1]
Reclassified
Recommissioned
  • USCGC Chilula (WAT-153)
  • 3 October 1956[2]
Decommissioned19 June 1991[3]
ReclassifiedMedium Endurance Cutter Chilula (WMEC-153) 1 May 1966[2]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeNavajo-class fleet tug
Displacement1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft
  • 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
  • 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)(max. 1966)[2]
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement
  • U.S. Navy, 86
  • U.S. Coast Guard, 7 officers, 1 warrant, 68 enlisted (1961)[2]
Armament

USS Chilula (ATF-153) was a Navajo-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.[1] 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."

Design

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International radio call sign of
USS Chilula (ATF-153)[1]
November Papa India November

Chilula was laid down 13 June 1944, at Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Charleston and launched on 1 December 1944. She was a Cherokee-class fleet ocean tug that was powered by four Allis Chalmers generators driven by four General Electric diesel engines. She had a single propeller.[1][3]

History

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U.S. Navy service

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Chilula was commissioned by the United States Navy on 5 April 1945 and left Norfolk, Virginia on 14 May bound for Algiers, Louisiana, arriving 19 May. She took section 58 of ABSD-7 in tow and sailed on 27 May to Cristobal, Panama. Between 7 June and 14 June she towed sections of ABSD through the Panama Canal. Leaving Balboa, Panama on 16 June she arrived at Eniwetok Atoll on 31 July for towing duty. On 8 September Chilula left for Tokyo Bay, Japan arriving there on 20 September and until 11 January 1946 operated out of Yokosuka, Japan. On 11 January she departed Yokosuka with YO-17 in tow with a destination of Tsingtao, China. On 3 April, Chilula sailed from Yokosuka for Orange, Texas and was placed out of commission in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet on 8 February 1947.[3]

Coast Guard service

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She was transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 9 July 1956 as USCGC Chilula (WAT-153). Her hull number was subsequently changed to WATF-153 later in 1956 and then WMEC-153 in 1966. She was initially assigned to Morehead City, North Carolina and was used for law enforcement and search and rescue duties.[2] In October 1963, Chilula located and took under tow in sixty foot seas the mothballed destroyer escort USS Fogg during Hurricane Ginny and returned her to Virginia Beach, Virginia.[3] The Coast Guard decommissioned her on 19 June 1991 and returned her to the U.S. Navy.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "USS Chilula". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Scheina, pp 50–52
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chilula, 1956 (WMEC-153), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

References

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