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Other name(s): Albatros; U.S.S. Chatot

Ship owner: Ford Motor Co.; U.S. Navy; U.S. Shipping Board; U.S. War Shipping Adm.; U.S.S.R.

Ship builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey

Engine builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey

Year ship built: 1919

Year engine built: 1919

Final disposition: Not reported since 1959, U. S. S. R.

Notes:

Sold Russian after World War II (May 11, 1949).

Remarks:

b) U.S.S. Chatot (ATO. 167)

c) Albatros (1945)

Owners:

1) U.S. Shipping Board

2) Ford Motor Co.

3) U.S. War Shipping Adm.

4) U.S. Navy

5) U.S.S.R.

Registry number: US. 218243

Hull number: 2131

Vessel type: Sea-going Tug

Height: 14.8 ft.

Width: 27.7 ft.

Length: 142 ft.

Stroke length: 30 in.

Gross tonnage: 422

Net tonnage: 234

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 17 in.

Piston 2: 25 in.

Piston 3: 43 in.

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