Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

ATO-137 -- USS Owl

• Ocean Tug, Old:
• Displacement: 840 tons
• Length: 187'10"
• Beam: 35'5"
• Draft: 15'
• Speed: 14 knots
• Armament: 2 3"/50, 2 20mm (bow and quarterdeck), 2 Y-guns (stern)
• Complement: 75
• Reciprocating engine
• Built at Todd Shipbuilding, Brooklyn; and commissioned as Bird Class Minesweeper (AM-2) 11 July 1918
• Converted to Ocean Tug 1 June 1942

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Owl

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(Following photos from Carla Jett, daughter of Stewart L. Miller)
At Pearl Harbor
Towing gunnery target
Close-up of gunnery target
Loading torpedoes...
Managing destroyers
The Skipper
Ship's Officers
Stewart L. Miller
Miller & Unknown
Miller (l.) & Unknowns
Unknown Helmsman
At the helm
Members of the crew (Please contact me if you can identify any of these crewmen)

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