HMS Athlete (W 150)
| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Builder: | Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas |
| Launched: | 18 May 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 15 November 1943 |
| Struck: | 17 September 1945 |
| Fate: | Mined and sunk off Leghorn 17 July 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 852 tons light |
| Length: | 143 ft (44 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) |
| Propulsion: |
two GM 12-278A Diesel-electric engines single propeller, 1,500 SHP |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement: | 45 |
| Armament: | 1 x 3"/50 caliber gun |
HMS Athlete (W 150) was a Favourite-class tugboat of the Royal Navy during World War II.
Service History
Athlete was laid down in early 1943 at Levingston Shipbuilding Company in Orange, Texas as ATR-92, launched 18 May 1943 and commissioned into the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Act on 15 November 1943. Athlete served in the Mediterranean Fleet and was mined and sunk off Leghorn on 17 July 1945.[1]
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