Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS entry for USS Utina (ATF-163), Naval History and Heritage Command (updated by Robert J. Cressman, 3 Feb 2021; live page verified 2026-10-11, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS confirms identity and career: laid down 6 June 1945 by Charleston Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Charleston, S.C.; launched 31 Aug 1945; commissioned 30 Jan 1946. Spent career in western Atlantic/West Indies; Guantanamo Bay home port 5+ years; in Feb 1964 brought Gitmo's first potable water after Castro cut the base water supply; Med deployment May-Oct 1965; Iceland special project Jun-Jul 1967. Decommissioned 3 Sep 1971; loaned to Venezuela as Felipe Larrazabal (R-21); sold to Venezuela Dec 1977; stricken Sep 1990.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-utina-atf163-ev01
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[2]NARA catalog digital surrogate of Original Record NND 927605, RG 24: Deck Log title page + March 1964 log of USS UTINA (ATF-163) (live PDF verified 2026-10-11, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Deck log title page identifies USS UTINA (ATF-163), commanded by LT James R. Cannon, USN, commencing 1 March 1964 'underway from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guantanamo Bay Cuba' — primary-source confirmation of the vessel's identity and presence at Guantanamo Bay in the exact month of the 1964 water crisis documented by DANFS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-utina-atf163-ev02
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[3]Wikipedia article 'USS Utina' (incorporates public-domain DANFS text; CC BY-SA; live page verified 2026-10-11, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug, 1,589 tons, 205 ft; machinery: 4x General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines, 4x General Electric generators, 3x GM 3-268A auxiliary service engines, single screw, 3,600 shp; complement 85; armament 1x 3-in, 2x 40mm, 4x 20mm. Engine-room/generators machinery spaces are asbestos-relevant equipment areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Wikipedia is a secondary compilation; machinery particulars cross-check against class data; independent of DANFS text portion.
- Evidence ID
- uss-utina-atf163-ev03
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[4]NavSource Online Fleet Tug (ATF) page: U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo (NARA collections) of Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Charleston, S.C., Jan 1945, with six Abnaki-class ATFs fitting out/on the ways (live page verified 2026-10-11, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Photo documents the Abnaki-class build program at Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. — the same yard that laid down Utina (ATF-163) in June 1945 — showing sister ships Chawasha, Chilula, Cahuilla, Chimariko, Nipmuc, Cusabo, Luiseno under construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Evidence ID
- uss-utina-atf163-ev04