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The Cherokee class of fleet tugboats, originally known as the Navajo class, were built for the United States Navy prior to the start of World War II. [2] They represented a radical departure from previous ocean-going tug designs, and were far more capable of extended open ocean travel than their predecessors.
USS Cherokee (AT-66) was a US Navy fleet tug of the Navajo class, later renamed the Cherokee class.She was launched on 10 November 1939 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Staten Island, New York and sponsored by Miss E. Mark; and commissioned 26 April 1940.
Cherokee-class fleet tugs of the United States Coast Guard (4 P) Pages in category "Cherokee-class fleet tugs" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
USS Cree (AT/ATF-84), a Cherokee-class fleet tug, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the Cree, an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. Cree was one of 70 such vessels produced in this World War II-era class.
USS Tawasa (AT-92) was a Cherokee-class fleet tug constructed for the United States Navy during World War II.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."
USS Navajo (AT-64) was an oceangoing tugboat in the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was named for the Navajo people. Originally called the Navajo-class of fleet tugs, they were later renamed the Cherokee-class after loss of the first two ships of the class. [1]
Cherokee, for instance, is a Class IV language, indicating it would take a similar number of hours to gain proficiency as it would to learn Greek, Hebrew or Russian. Languages more similar to ...
USS Zuni (AT/ATF-95), a Cherokee-class fleet tugboat, formerly called Navajo class, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the Zuni, the popular name given to a tribe of Pueblo Indians indigenous to the area around the Zuni River in central New Mexico near the Arizona state line.