Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]Wikipedia, 'USS Paiute' (live page fetched 2026-10-11; article incorporates public-domain DANFS text) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity/service: Abnaki-class fleet tug, Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.; laid down 27 Feb 1945, commissioned Aug 1945; served WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War (44 years); decommissioned 7 Aug 1992; transferred to MARAD 29 Dec 1997; scrapped 2003. Propulsion: 4x GM 12-278A diesel mains driving 4x GE generators. Notable: 1948 tow of USS Texas (BB-35) to Galveston; Gemini/Apollo recovery-station duty 1965-1969; Golden 'E' gunnery 5 consecutive years.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-paiute-atf159-ev01
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[2]HyperWar (ibiblio.org), 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' page for USS Paiute (ATF-159), compiled by Patrick Clancey from NHHC sources (live page fetched 2026-10-11) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cherokee-class Fleet Tug particulars: 1,650 tons, 205' x 39' x 14', 14 knots; 4 Alco diesel-electric generators, one screw, 3,000 hp; complement 97. Built at Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock, Charleston, S.C.; commissioned 27 August 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Class specs are era-list values; hull dates match DANFS.
- Evidence ID
- uss-paiute-atf159-ev02
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[3]HyperWar transcription of DANFS entry, 'USS Paiute (ATF-159)' (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division) (search excerpt captured 2026-10-11; live fetch timed out) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: laid down 27 Feb 1945 by Charleston DB & DD Co., Charleston, S.C.; launched 4 Jun 1945; sponsored by Mrs. L.W. Grothaus; commissioned 27 Aug 1945, Lt. Stanley J. Lewandowski in command. North Atlantic salvage/towing/logistics, home port Norfolk into 1953; home port Balboa, Canal Zone from Sep 1953 (fleet salvage services; operated Rodman diving school); Mayport 1958, Guantanamo operations; only ship of class with Golden 'E' five consecutive years.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Live page timed out on fetch 2026-10-11; text recovered verbatim from search-engine excerpt of the HyperWar transcription.
- Evidence ID
- uss-paiute-atf159-ev03