USS Shakori

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USS Shakori
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameShakori
Namesake Shakori
Builder Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Laid down9 May 1945
Launched9 August 1945
Commissioned20 December 1945
Decommissioned29 February 1980
Identification
Honours and
awards		 See Awards
FateSold to Republic of China, 1 October 1980
Flag of the Republic of China.svgRepublic of China
NameDa Tai (大台)
Acquired1 October 1980
Commissioned15 December 1980
Decommissioned1 August 2023
Homeport Keelung
Identification Pennant number: ATF-563
FateSunk as target, 2024
General characteristics
Class and type Abnaki-class tugboat
Displacement
  • 1,589 t (1,564 long tons), standard
  • 1,675 t (1,649 long tons), full
Length205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × shaft
  • 3,600 shp (2,700 kW)
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range15,000  nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement85 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		 AN/SPS-5B surface-search radar
Armament

USS Shakori (ATF-162) is an Abnaki-class 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. [1] She was decomissioned from Taiwanese service in 2023 and sunk as a target ship in 2024.

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Design and description

The ship is displaced 1,589 tonnes (1,564 long tons) at standard load and 1,675 tonnes (1,649 long tons) at deep load The ships measured 205 feet (62.5 m) long overall with a beam of 38 feet 6 inches (11.7 m). They had a draft of 15 feet 4 inches (4.7 m). The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.

The ships had two General Motors 12-278A diesel engines, one shaft. The engines produced a total of 3,600 shaft horsepower (2,700 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). They carried a maximum of 10 tonnes (10 long tons) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 15,000  nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).

The Abnaki class was armed with a 3"/50 caliber gun anti-aircraft gun, two single-mount Oerlikon 20 mm cannon and two twin-gun mounts for Bofors 40 mm gun.

Construction and career

The ship was built at the Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. at Charleston, South Carolina. She was laid down on 9 May 1945 and launched on 9 August 1945. The ship was commissioned on 20 December 1945. [2]

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, she assisted in the evacuation of dependents from 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, for overhaul and training, she deployed to the 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 smoke stack 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. [3]

On August 1, 2023, Da Tai ship was officially retired at Kaohsiung Xinbin Pier. [4]

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. [5]

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Fleet Tug (ATF)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "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". www.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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