Editing Template:USS Hidatsa

{{short description|Abnaki-class tugboat}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=File:USS Cocopa (AT-101) and USS Hidatsa (AT-102).jpg
|Ship caption=  USS ''Hidatsa''
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|naval}}
|Ship name= ''Hidatsa''
|Ship namesake= [[Hidatsa]]
|Ship ordered= 
|Ship sponsor=Mrs. Dorothy S. White
|Ship builder=[[Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.]]
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=29 December 1943
|Ship christened=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned= 25 April 1944
|Ship decommissioned= 5 May 1948
|Ship reclassified= ATF-102, 1944
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{{Infobox ship career
|Hide header=yes
|Ship namesake= 
|Ship fate=Sold to Colombia, 1979
|Ship stricken= 1 July 1963
|Ship homeport=
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=[[#Awards|''See Awards'']]
|Ship identification=*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NWRB
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Whiskey}}{{ICS|Romeo}}{{ICS|Bravo}}
*[[Hull number]]: AT-102
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=Colombia
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Colombia|naval}}
|Ship name= ''Rodrigo de Bastidas''
|Ship namesake= [[Rodrigo de Bastidas]]
|Ship acquired= 1 March 1979
|Ship commissioned= 
|Ship decommissioned= 1998
|Ship identification= [[Pennant number]]: RM-74
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Ship class={{sclass|Abnaki|tugboat}}
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|1,589|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}, standard
*{{convert|1,675|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}, full
|Ship length={{convert|205|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draft={{convert|15|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship propulsion=*4 × [[General Motors]] 12-278A [[diesel engine]]s
*4 × [[General Electric]] generators
*3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines
|Ship power=*1 × [[Propeller|shaft]]
*{{convert|3,600|shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|15,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}}
|Ship complement=85 officers and enlisted
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*1 × single [[3-inch/50-caliber gun|3"/50 caliber gun]]
*2 × twin [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]]s
*2 × single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s
}}
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'''USS ''Hidatsa'' (ATF-102)''' was {{sclass|Abnaki|tugboat}} during the [[World War II]]. The ship was later sold to [[Colombia]] as '''ARC ''Rodrigo de Bastidas'' (RM-74)'''. Her namesake is an Indian group of the [[Sioux|Sioux Tribe]] of [[North Dakota]], now living on the [[Fort Berthold Reservation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hidatsa|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/hidatsa.html|access-date=2022-02-02|website=NHHC|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Design and description==
{{Main|Abnaki-class tugboat}}

The ship is displaced {{convert|1589|t|LT}} at [[Displacement (ship)|standard]] load and {{convert|1675|t|LT}} at [[deep load]] The ships measured {{convert|205|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|long overall]] with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|38|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They had a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|15|ft|4|in|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].

The ships had two [[General Motors]] 12-278A [[diesel engine]]s, one shaft. The engines produced a total of {{convert|3600|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|10|t|LT|0}} of [[fuel oil]] that gave them a range of {{convert|15,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}}.

The ''Abnaki'' class was armed with a [[3-inch/50-caliber gun|3"/50 caliber gun]] [[anti-aircraft gun]], two single-mount [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] and two twin-gun mounts for [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]].

==Construction and career==
The ship was built at the [[Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.]] at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]]. She was [[Launched (ship)|launched]] on 29 December 1943. The ship was [[Commissioned (ship)|commissioned]] on 25 April 1944. She was reclassified ATF-102 on 15 May 1944.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fleet Tug (ATF)|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39102.htm|access-date=2022-02-02|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>

=== Service in the United States Navy ===
After [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]] in [[Chesapeake Bay]], ''Hidatsa'' departed [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] on 3 June 1944 with two floating destroyer workshops in tow and reached [[Manus Island]], [[Admiralty Islands|Admiralties]], via the [[Panama Canal]], [[Bora Bora|Bora bora]], and [[Espiritu Santo]] on 4 September. On 20 September, ''Hidatsa'' towed two pontoon [[barge]]s to [[Morotai]] to be used in docks assembled on that newly taken island. Next, she towed seven more barges to [[Mios Woendi]]. Then, as the long [[Pacific War|Pacific campaign]] moved steadily northward, the fleet tug departed Mios Woendi on 13 October with a gasoline barge, a crane barge, and a [[PT boat|PT]] [[Dry dock|drydock]] in tow, for use in the [[Philippines campaign (1944–1945)|invasion of the Philippine Islands]]. As ''Hidatsa'' reached [[Leyte Gulf]], scene of the initial landings, on 25 October, she could observe gun flashes from the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]]s, part of [[Imperial Japan|Japan's]] desperate attempt to deny America the Philippines. But for brief voyages to Manus and [[Jayapura|Hollandia]], ''Hidatsa'' remained at Leyte on fire fighting, towing and salvage assignments until 3 January 1945. That day she sailed to participate in the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf|initial landings at Lingayen Gulf]], where she remained from 9 to 18 January during the vicious [[Kamikaze|Japanese kamikaze attacks]].

''Hidatsa'' next participated in [[Battle of Bataan (1945)|landings at Zambales and Grande Island]], where she was active in salvage and towing work. On the morning of 17 February, while returning from the [[Battle of Corregidor (1945)|initial assault landings at Corregidor]], the tug struck a [[Naval mine|mine]] in [[Mariveles|Mariveles Harbor]] killing 8 of her crew and injuring another 12. Towed to [[Subic Bay]] on 18 February, ''Hidatsa'' remained there for repairs and trials until she sailed 2 August 1945 for Manus Island, where she received the welcome news of [[Surrender of Japan|Japan's surrender]]. Although the war was over, there was much work to be done, and the fleet tug remained in the Philippines for salvage operations until 7 April 1946.

Reaching [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], California, via [[Enewetak Atoll|Eniwetok]] and [[Pearl Harbor]], 13 June, ''Hidatsa'' engaged in training operations. She returned to the Pacific in 1947 for salvage and towing operations, primarily at Eniwetok and [[Kwajalein Atoll|Kwajalein]]. ''Hidatsa'' departed [[Mare Island]] for [[Alaska]] on 28 August 1947 and spent most of the next 2 months operating in the northern waters. Operations along the [[Coastal California|California coast]], with a February 1948 cruise to Pearl Harbor, occupied ''Hidatsa'' until she [[Decommissioned (ship)|decommissioned]] and went into reserve at [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], 5 May 1948.

=== Service in the Columbian Navy ===
In 1962, ''Hidatsa'' was transferred to the [[United States Maritime Commission|Maritime Commission]], [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] at [[Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet|Suisun Bay]], [[California]], where she would later be sold to Colombia on 1 March 1979, as ARC ''Rodrigo de Bastidas'' (RM-74).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=25 February 2016|title=[Libro] Fuerza de Superficie: Génesis y desarrollo|url=https://issuu.com/museomilitardecolombia/docs/libro_flotilla2-final150414-2/108|website=Armada de la Reública de Colombia}}</ref>

She was put out of service in 1998.<ref name=":0"/>

== Awards ==
The ship has a total of 2 battle stars throughout her career.

* [[Navy Unit Commendation]]
* [[China Service Medal]] (extended)
* [[American Campaign Medal]]
* [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal|Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] (2 [[battle stars]])
* [[World War II Victory Medal]]
* [[Navy Occupation Service Medal]] (with Asia clasp)
* [[Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation|Philippines Presidential Unit Citation]]
* [[Philippine Liberation Medal]] (1 award)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39102.htm NavSource Online: USS Hidatsa (ATF-102)]
*[https://www.hullnumber.com/ATF-102 Hull Number : ATF-102 DEPLOYMENTS - MAJOR EVENTS]

{{Abnaki class fleet ocean tug}}

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[[Category:Abnaki-class tugs|Hidatsa]]
[[Category:Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States]]
[[Category:Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Colombian Navy]]