Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]Doczz.net mirror of "Directory of Tugs of the Rescue Ocean Tugs - ATR" (source: NavSource, compiled by Hans van der Ster, Marcol Production), ATR-132 section reproducing DANFS text for the ATA-205 hull. [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down 12 Oct 1944 at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX; launched 26 Nov 1944; commissioned USS ATR-132 30 Jan 1945; redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-205 in 1945; decommissioned 1945; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria; named Sciota (ATA-205) 16 Jun/Jul 1948 (directory datasheet says 16 Jun 1948; DANFS narrative says 16 Jul 1948); transferred to Maritime Administration custody Nov 1960; struck from the Naval Register 1 Sep 1962.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- NAME SPELLING FLAG: DANFS/Wikipedia/HullNumber spell the assigned name "Sciota" (a village in western Illinois); the union record names the vessel "USS Scopta". This looks like a dataset transcription error -- recommend a normalization review. Directory is a secondary mirror.
- Evidence ID
- uss-scopta-atr132-ev01
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[2]Wikipedia article "USS Sciota (ATA-205)", which incorporates the public-domain DANFS entry text. [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Confirms the ATR-132 -> ATA-205 linkage: "ATR-132 was laid down on 12 October 1944 at the Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas; launched on 26 November 1944; and commissioned on 30 January 1945" (quote, ~32 words). In 1945 redesignated ATA-205; placed in reserve, out of commission, berthed on the Columbia River Jan 1947; named Sciota 16 Jul 1948; MARAD custody Nov 1960; struck 1 Sep 1962.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Confirms "Sciota" spelling against the record's "Scopta".
- Evidence ID
- uss-scopta-atr132-ev02
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[3]HullNumber.com tug roster (secondary ship-history aggregator). [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Roster cross-reference confirms the ATR-132 -> ATA-205 identity linkage, listed as "ATA-205 | USS SCIOTA", independently corroborating the "Sciota" spelling.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Tertiary aggregator, not primary.
- Evidence ID
- uss-scopta-atr132-ev03