AT 144

              USS Vireo

USS Vireo ATO-144 as AM-52 The Vireo was built as a minesweeper (bluewater) and commissioned in 1919 as AM-52. Later was designated AT-144, ATO-144  (1919-1947) (Contributed by Sherman McGee)
USS Vireo ATO-144 as AM-52 The Vireo was built as a minesweeper (bluewater) and commissioned in 1919 as AM-52. Later was designated AT-144, ATO-144  (1919-1947) (Contributed by Sherman McGee)
USS Vireo ATO-144 The Vireo was built as a minesweeper (bluewater) and commissioned in 1919 as AM-52. Later was designated AT-144, ATO-144  (1919-1947) (Contributed by Sherman McGee)
USS Vireo ATO-144  crew photo from the Vireo (AM 52/ATO 144) taken in 1936.  from August Billig collection He was a signalman on the Vireo at that time (sitting two to the left of the sailor in white), and later the CO of the Kingfisher, ATR 50 and Mataco. (Contributed by Bruce Billig)

NAFTS, National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors