Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]Wikipedia, 'USS Salinan' (live page fetched 2026-10-11; article incorporates public-domain DANFS text and cites NavSource) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity/service: Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug, Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; laid down 13 Apr 1945, launched 20 Jul 1945, commissioned 9 Nov 1945; decommissioned 1 Sep 1978; sold to Venezuela as Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez (served until 2003). Key West ASW development support 1946-1966; Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine 1962; NASA Apollo 8/10/11/15 launch-site salvage standby 1968-1971; 1976 transatlantic drydock-section tows. Propulsion: 4x GM 12-278A diesel mains, 4x GE generators, 3x GM 3-268A auxiliaries.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-salinan-atf161-ev01
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[2]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, 'USS Salinan (ATF-161), 1945-1978' ship-history page, transcribed on HyperWar/ibiblio (search excerpt captured 2026-10-11) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC narrative: 1330-ton Abnaki-class fleet tug built at Charleston, S.C.; commissioned Nov 1945, Atlantic Fleet career; based Key West from Mar 1946 assisting ASW development (towing, salvage, diving support, fire fighting, rescue, torpedo recovery); homeport Mayport Jan 1967; towed Los Alamos drydock sections across the Atlantic 1976; decommissioned early Sep 1978 and transferred to Venezuela, serving as Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez into the 21st century.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Content via search excerpt; page not opened live in this sweep.
- Evidence ID
- uss-salinan-atf161-ev02
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[3]HullNumber.com 'USS SALINAN (ATF-161) Deployments & History' - keel/launch/commissioning dates and deployment timeline (search excerpt captured 2026-10-11) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Dates corroborated: keel 13 Apr 1945, launch 20 Jul 1945, commissioned 9 Nov 1945 (Charleston). Deployment record: Cuban missile blockade Oct 1962; dry docks May-Aug 1965, Nov 1974-Nov 1975; Guantanamo Bay service 1973-1977; Caribbean ops Sep-Oct 1974; final disposition sold under Security Assistance Program to Venezuela 1 Sep 1978.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Content via search excerpt; page not opened live in this sweep.
- Evidence ID
- uss-salinan-atf161-ev03