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USS Ute

USSUTEs.jpg (45432 bytes) USS Ute ATF 76    Circa WWII
(Contributed By John Watson)
USSUTE~1.jpg (33773 bytes) USS Ute ATF 76   From booklet cover handed out at recommisioning 1951. (Contributed By Phil Bayless)
wmec76U.jpg (43853 bytes) USS Ute WMEC 76 Key West, Florida in the early 80s. (Contributed By Kevin Weiche)
Ute3.jpg (34870 bytes) USCGC Ute WMEC 76  Unique overhead view. (Contributed By Shawn Siebertz)
ute2s.jpg (38994 bytes) USCGC Ute WMEC 76  Getting a paint job. (Contributed By Shawn Siebertz)
Ute1R.jpg (47351 bytes) USCGC Ute WMEC 76  Circa 1980's Key West, FL  (Contributed By  Larry Richter)
076uteATF.JPG (24824 bytes) USS Ute ATF 76 (Date Unknown) (Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
USS Ute ATF 76   (Circa 1943) Captain of the Ute receives an award on December 24, 1943. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Wilson who was present)
USS Ute ATF 76   (Circa 1943) USS Ute crew stands for an awards ceremony Christmas Eve, 1943. Ensign Wayne Wilson, NAFTS member is 4th officer on the right. (Contributed By Wayne Wilson
USS Ute ATF 76   (Circa 1943) Crew Photo: Cooper, Mitchell, Larson and Knight. (Contributed By Wayne Wilson)
USS Ute ATF 76   (Circa 1943) Taking on survivors near Tanaga, Island in the Aleutian Chain. (Contributed By Wayne Wilson)
USS Ute ATF 76   (Circa 1943) Crew looks on as Task Force Commander receives a decoration on Christmas Eve. (Contributed By Wayne Wilson)
USS Ute ATF 76  With ARD-22 Pearl to Subic Bay (Circa June - July 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76  Towing ARD-22 from Pearl to Subic Bay. Departed Pearl Harbor on June 30, 1954 and Arrived Subic bay on August 7, 1954 after a stop in Guam (Circa  1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76  In Sasebo (Date Unknown) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Pierside Pearl Harbor (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Hard Hat Diving. Officer in photo is believed to be Bosn McKinney. (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Hard Hat Diving. Officer in photo is believed to be Bosn McKinney. (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Hard Hat Diving. Officer in photo is believed to be Bosn McKinney. (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Liberty Call. Going ashore (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76  J Scobee, ET3, rendering Honors to the Arizona (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Quarterdeck Watch (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Return of Russian Lend-Lease PT boat (Circa 1955) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Towing Target (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Towing Target (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Hong Kong (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Going on Liberty (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Ute and Quapaw at Dog Easy dock (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Towing YO59 from Sasebo to Tourane, French Indo China (later known as Danang) (Circa 1954) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 returning to the States (San Francisco) for the first time since she deployed to Pearl Harbor in January, 1952. (Photo Circa January 27, 1956) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 RM3 Phil Robare in Yokosuka (Circa March 1955) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76 Retirement Ceremony on Fantail for BMC W.T. Collins Lcdr Charles Kincaid is on the right, Bosn McKinney is in the center, and the others are unknown (Circa 1955) (Contributed By Phil Robare)
USS Ute ATF 76  In Drydock in Japan cable wrapped  screw. Quarterdeck was manned by Bo'sun Fricke,Seaman Freeman  was nearby. (Contributed By Ken Maddox)
USS Ute ATF 76 Giving assistance to AMS 518 near Wonsan, Korea (Contributed By Ken Maddox)
USS Ute ATF 76 View from the flying bridge, Sasebo, Japan. LT S.W. Devoe,Comm Officer. (Contributed By Ken Maddox)
USS Ute ATF 76 (Circa 1952) Shipboard Life: Operation Division.Walraven, Leone, Maddox [QM] Lisenby, [Radio] (Contributed By Ken Maddox)
USS Ute ATF 76 Enroute to raising a partially submerged Korean tug boat. L to R: LTJG ZAKOIAN, XO, Diver. Korean Salvage Diver Officer in Training. Helmsman, Enginman. (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian preparing for dive on partially submerged Korean tug boat (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian entering water. (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian preparing for dive.  (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian preparing for dive. (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Charles Zakoian preparing for dive. (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 40mm gun crew (Circa 1951- 1952) (Contributed by Charles Zakoian, XO)
USS Ute ATF 76 Re-Commissioning Photo (Circa 1951) (Contributed by Abner McClure) TO SEE MORE UTE RECOMMISSIONING PHOTOS <CLICK>
USS Ute ATF 76 with devices recovered after Nuclear Test code named Harness Alfa off southern California.
 (Contributed by PN3 Donnie Kramer, UTE , 1965-68)

 

 USS Ute ATF 76 Target Drone used by USS UTE for target practice by Thailand Navy. Drones were launched off UTE fantail, then recovered after drone ran out of fuel.  (Contributed by PN3 Donnie Kramer, UTE , 1965-68)

 

 USS Ute ATF 76 Bathyscape TRIESTE, being "mothered" by USS UTE off San Diego.  (Contributed by PN3 Donnie Kramer, UTE , 1965-68)

 

USCGC Ute WMEC-76 US Coast Guard Photo (Circa 2 June 1986) (photo by Stan Ferreira)
 

Patches, Plaques and Memorabilia

Ute_pla1.jpg (41946 bytes) USS Ute ATF 76 Plaque
Inscription reads: USS Ute ATF Spirit of 76. (During some later years the Ute was officially given permission to fly the 13 circular star Ensign from the painting "Spirit of 76". Ute's hull number was 76. (Donated to Nafts)

NAFTS, National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors