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{{short description|Tugboat of the United States Navy}} |
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|Ship caption=''Molala'''s masts seen while the ship was docked in Long Beach Naval Shipyard, 27 August 1956. |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship flag={{USN flag|1978}} |
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|Ship namesake=[[Molala people]] |
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|Ship builder=United Engineering Co. |
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|Ship laid down=26 July 1942 |
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|Ship launched=23 December 1942 |
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|Ship sponsor=Miss Molly Fay |
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|Ship commissioned=29 September 1943 |
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|Ship decommissioned=1 August 1978 |
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|Ship struck=1 August 1978 |
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|Ship reclassified=ATF‑106 15 May 1944 |
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|Ship fate=Sold to [[Mexico]] |
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|Ship country=Mexico |
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Mexico|naval}} |
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|Ship name=''Otomi'' |
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|Ship renamed=''Kukulkan'' |
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|Ship acquired=1 August 1978 |
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|Ship status=In service as of 2017 |
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|Ship class={{sclass|Abnaki|tug|0}} [[tugboat]] |
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|Ship displacement=1330 tons |
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|Ship length={{convert|205|ft|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship draft={{convert|14|ft|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship propulsion=Single screw {{convert|3000|shp|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn}} |
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|Ship complement=85 |
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|Ship armament=*1 × single [[3"/50 caliber gun|{{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}}]] cal |
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*2 × single [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm]] AA |
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She was [[Keel|laid down]] as AT‑106 on 26 July 1942, by United Engineering Co., of [[Alameda, California]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] 23 December 1942; sponsored by Miss Molly Fay; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] 29 September 1943 |
She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] as AT‑106 on 26 July 1942, by United Engineering Co., of [[Alameda, California]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] 23 December 1942; sponsored by Miss Molly Fay; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] 29 September 1943. |
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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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Following shakedown off [[California]], ''Molala'' steamed to [[Hawaii]], arriving at [[Pearl Harbor]] 14 December 1943. Between February and June 1944, she operated from the [[Marshall Islands]], towing damaged ships to Pearl Harbor. During that time, she was reclassified ATF‑106, effective 15 May. After taking part in the [[Battle of Saipan]], she continued towing and salvage operations between the [[Marianas]] and [[Gilberts]], returning 2 September to Pearl Harbor. Assigned to the [[United States Third Fleet|Third Fleet]], ''Molala'' was involved in the [[Luzon]] |
Following [[Shakedown cruise|shakedown]] off [[California]], ''Molala'' steamed to [[Hawaii]], arriving at [[Pearl Harbor]] 14 December 1943. Between February and June 1944, she operated from the [[Marshall Islands]], towing damaged ships to Pearl Harbor. During that time, she was reclassified ATF‑106, effective 15 May. After taking part in the [[Battle of Saipan]], she continued towing and [[Marine salvage|salvage]] operations between the [[Marianas]] and [[Gilberts]], returning 2 September 1944 to Pearl Harbor. Assigned to the [[United States Third Fleet|Third Fleet]], ''Molala'' was involved in the [[Battle of Luzon]] in November 1944. She departed [[Ulithi]] 29 December, supporting Third Fleet [[China Seas|China Sea]] operations, returning 27 January 1945. |
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Reassigned to the [[United States Fifth Fleet| |
Reassigned to the [[United States Fifth Fleet|Fifth Fleet]], she joined a [[carrier group]] in February 1945, striking at [[Tokyo]] in support of the [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]] invasion. She arrived Ulithi 7 March with {{USS|Yarnall|DD-541}} in tow, and four days later fought a fire on {{USS|Randolph|CV-15}}. For almost a month she rendered valuable assistance to the [[Invasion of Okinawa|Okinawa invasion forces]], performing her duties despite the threat of [[Kamikaze]] suicide attacks. She departed [[Kerama Retto]] 6 May 1945, and spent the next three months between the [[Philippines]] and Marianas. She arrived Japan 4 September 1945 for [[Military occupation|occupation duty]] before returning to the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]. |
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Between 1947 and 1952, she was assigned duties in the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and WESTPAC. |
Between 1947 and 1952, she was assigned duties in the [[Hawaiian Islands]], [[Alaska]], and WESTPAC. In 1953 she steamed to [[Korea]], to aid in the [[Korean War|struggle against Communist aggression]], arriving in October. She conducted [[Naval diving#Military and naval diving|diving]] operations until the cessation of hostilities. For the next three years she operated off Alaska and the West Coast. She steamed to the [[Far East]] 4 February 1957, returning 19 July to [[San Diego]]. |
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''Molala'' spent the next seven years making regular deployments to northern and western [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] waters. In September 1964, she patrolled the troubled waters off [[South Vietnam]] returning to Vietnam in the winter of 1965 to carry out salvage work before steaming to the West Coast the following year. She departed San Diego 4 January 1967 for WESTPAC duty, during which time she again entered Vietnamese waters, returning 29 July to San Diego. She departed San Diego April 1968, for another tour of duty in the Far East, and operated off [[Japan]] into 1969. |
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In 1975, USS ''Molala'' won the Pacific Fleet's [[Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award]]. |
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She was transferred to a foreign government in 1978. |
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On 1 August 1978, she was decommissioned, stricken from the [[Naval Register]], and sold to [[Mexico]] under the [[Security Assistance Program]]. In Mexican service, who was named ARM ''Otomi'' (A-17), and later renamed ARM ''Kukulkan'' (A-52). She was afloat as of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2429871#|title=ARM OTOMI ARE01|website=ShipSpotting|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref> |
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==Honors and awards== |
==Honors and awards== |
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Molala received five battle stars for World War II service, |
Molala received five [[battle stars]] for [[World War II]] service, three for [[Korean War|Korean]] service, and four campaign stars for [[Vietnam War]] service. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy#Fleet Ocean Tugs (ATF, T-ATF)|List of Auxiliaries of the United States Navy: Fleet Ocean Tugs (ATF, T-ATF)]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/molala.html}} |
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* {{navsource|09/39/39106|USS Molala}} |
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{{Abnaki class fleet ocean tug|Other operators}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molala}} |
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[[Category:Abnaki-class tugs]] |
[[Category:Abnaki-class tugs]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in California]] |
[[Category:Ships built in Alameda, California]] |
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[[Category:1942 ships]] |
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[[Category:Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Mexican Navy]] |
Latest revision as of 11:04, 10 January 2024
Molala's masts seen while the ship was docked in Long Beach Naval Shipyard, 27 August 1956.
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Molala people |
Builder | United Engineering Co. |
Laid down | 26 July 1942 |
Launched | 23 December 1942 |
Sponsored by | Miss Molly Fay |
Commissioned | 29 September 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 August 1978 |
Reclassified | ATF‑106 15 May 1944 |
Stricken | 1 August 1978 |
Fate | Sold to Mexico |
Mexico | |
Name | Otomi |
Acquired | 1 August 1978 |
Renamed | Kukulkan |
Status | In service as of 2017 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Abnaki-class tugboat |
Displacement | 1330 tons |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Single screw 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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USS Molala (AT-106/ATF-106) was a US Navy Abnaki-class tugboat, named after the Molala people of Oregon.
She was laid down as AT‑106 on 26 July 1942, by United Engineering Co., of Alameda, California; launched 23 December 1942; sponsored by Miss Molly Fay; and commissioned 29 September 1943.
Service history[edit]
Following shakedown off California, Molala steamed to Hawaii, arriving at Pearl Harbor 14 December 1943. Between February and June 1944, she operated from the Marshall Islands, towing damaged ships to Pearl Harbor. During that time, she was reclassified ATF‑106, effective 15 May. After taking part in the Battle of Saipan, she continued towing and salvage operations between the Marianas and Gilberts, returning 2 September 1944 to Pearl Harbor. Assigned to the Third Fleet, Molala was involved in the Battle of Luzon in November 1944. She departed Ulithi 29 December, supporting Third Fleet China Sea operations, returning 27 January 1945.
Reassigned to the Fifth Fleet, she joined a carrier group in February 1945, striking at Tokyo in support of the Iwo Jima invasion. She arrived Ulithi 7 March with USS Yarnall (DD-541) in tow, and four days later fought a fire on USS Randolph (CV-15). For almost a month she rendered valuable assistance to the Okinawa invasion forces, performing her duties despite the threat of Kamikaze suicide attacks. She departed Kerama Retto 6 May 1945, and spent the next three months between the Philippines and Marianas. She arrived Japan 4 September 1945 for occupation duty before returning to the West Coast.
Between 1947 and 1952, she was assigned duties in the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and WESTPAC. In 1953 she steamed to Korea, to aid in the struggle against Communist aggression, arriving in October. She conducted diving operations until the cessation of hostilities. For the next three years she operated off Alaska and the West Coast. She steamed to the Far East 4 February 1957, returning 19 July to San Diego.
Molala spent the next seven years making regular deployments to northern and western Pacific waters. In September 1964, she patrolled the troubled waters off South Vietnam returning to Vietnam in the winter of 1965 to carry out salvage work before steaming to the West Coast the following year. She departed San Diego 4 January 1967 for WESTPAC duty, during which time she again entered Vietnamese waters, returning 29 July to San Diego. She departed San Diego April 1968, for another tour of duty in the Far East, and operated off Japan into 1969.
In 1975, USS Molala won the Pacific Fleet's Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award.
On 1 August 1978, she was decommissioned, stricken from the Naval Register, and sold to Mexico under the Security Assistance Program. In Mexican service, who was named ARM Otomi (A-17), and later renamed ARM Kukulkan (A-52). She was afloat as of 2017.[1]
Honors and awards[edit]
Molala received five battle stars for World War II service, three for Korean service, and four campaign stars for Vietnam War service.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ARM OTOMI ARE01". ShipSpotting. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Photo gallery of USS Molala at NavSource Naval History