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USS Hopi (AT-71)

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Description
World War II service
Sicilian occupation Salerno landings
See also
References
External links

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Ship image= File:USS Hopi.jpg

Ship caption=USS Hopi (AT-71) underway, circa 1940s.
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Ship country=United States

Ship flag= {{USN flag}}

Ship name=USS Hopi (AT-71)

Ship sponsor=

Ship namesake=Hopi

Ship ordered=

Ship builder=Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.

Ship laid down= 5 May 1942

Ship launched= 7 September 1942

Ship commissioned= 31 March 1943

Ship decommissioned=9 December 1955

Ship struck=1 February 1963

Ship reclassified=Fleet ocean tug ATF-71, 15 May 1944

Ship motto=

Ship nickname=

Ship fate = Transferred to Taiwan, renamed RCS Ta Han (ATF-542)

Ship honors= 4 × battle stars for World War II
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Navajo|fleet tug}}

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205|ft|m|abbr=on}}

38|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}

15|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}

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Ship propulsion=*Diesel-electric

four General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
single screw
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16.5|kn|lk=in}}

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Ship complement=85

3|in|mm|abbr=on}} gun

2 × single 40 mm AA guns
2 × single 20 mm guns AA guns

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USS Hopi (AT-71) was a {{sclass-|Navajo|fleet tug}} constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.^[1] Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned." During World War II she was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater where she participated in four campaigns earning four battle stars.

Description

{{Ship call sign|N|U|K|W|ship name = USS Hopi (AT-71)|reference=^[1]}}Hopi was laid down 5 May 1942 by Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Charleston, South Carolina and launched on 7 September 1942. She was commissioned 31 March 1943, with Lt. Oscar W. Huff in command.^[1]

World War II service

After shakedown training in Key West the Hopi left for New York and then was deployed with a convoy for North Africa on 10 June 1943 to join the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater.

Sicilian occupation

Upon arrival she was tasked with performing towing services for several days before steaming to Bizerte to join Vice Admiral Hewitt's Western Naval Task Force for the assault on Sicily. Departing Bizerte 8 July with pontoons in tow, Hopi landed them 2 days later and immediately set to work clearing the beaches of damaged landing craft and fighting fires on vessels in the transport areas.

Salerno landings

She returned to Bizerte 10 August to prepare for the Salerno operation. She sailed early in September and again performed salvage work. On 11 September, {{USS|Savannah|CL-42}}, while lying-to in the support area awaiting calls for support, received a direct hit on No. 3 turret which left her dead in the water. Hopi and salvage tug {{USS|Moreno|AT-87|2}} immediately came alongside. Work by these two tugs allowed {{USS|Savannah|CL-42|2}} to return to Malta that under her own power. On 16 September, {{HMS|Warspite|03|6}} took multiple hits from guided bombs. Hopi and Moreno were able to tow her to Malta without further incident.

References

{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/hopi.html}}

1. ^¹²{{cite web|title=USS Hopi|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39071.htm|website=NavSource Naval History|accessdate=22 July 2015}}

External links

{{navsource|09/39/39071|USS Hopi (AT-71/ATF-71)}}

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