The ship was sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), on 12 January 1994. Seven years later, she was returned to US Naval custody, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register, on 15 September 1979. The ship was leased to the Dominican Republic under terms of the Mutual Defense Program, on 1 February 1972 and commissioned in the Dominican Navy on the 16th as Caonabo (RM-18). ATA chapter Title Avionic units Mechanical units 21 Air Conditioning 203, 208, 211, 219, 223, 227 303, 310. Often called upon for target towing and torpedo recovery operations in addition to her primary mission of towing at sea and her secondary mission of emergency rescue and salvage, Sagamore continued to serve the Atlantic Fleet until February 1972. ATA chapter number to units of competency cross reference. From 18 June to 13 August, she towed YFBN-12, the "mother ship" of the project in the Bermuda area. ATA 21 Air Conditioning and Pressurization ATA 22 Autoflight ATA 23 Communications ATA 24 Electrical Power ATA 25 Equipment/Furnishings ATA 26 Fire Protection ATA 27 Flight Controls ATA 28 Fuel ATA 29 Hydraulic Power ATA 30 Ice and Rain Protection. In May 1964, she participated in mine recovery operations off the Carolines then, during the summer, supported Operation “ SeaLab I” which proved that man could survive under the sea for extended periods. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 assisted in the consolidation of the reserve fleets in 1960 and towed APL-41 from Mayport, Florida, to Holy Loch, Scotland, in 1961. Primarily engaged in coastal operations, Sagamore towed USS Cod (SS-224) from New London, Connecticut to Cleveland, Ohio, via the St. Named Sagamore on 16 July 1948, she continued general towing duty, ranging the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Aircraft validity: No information available ATA Chapter(s) validity. On 2 February, she arrived at Norfolk and reported to the Commandant of the 5th Naval District for operational and administrative control. With the new year, 1946, ATA-208 was reassigned to the Atlantic Fleet. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 2 June, she operated as a unit of Service Squadron Two (ServRon 2) for the remainder of the year on towing assignments that took her east to California and west to Okinawa. She was the third United States Navy ship named " Sagamore" - an Algonquian term for chief.įollowing shakedown off the Texas coast, ATA-208 departed Galveston on 18 April for Hawaii and general towing duty in the Pacific. USS Sagamore (ATA-208), originally designated ATR-135, was laid down simply as ATA-208 on 27 November 1944 by the Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas launched on 17 January 1945 and commissioned on 19 March 1945, Lt. Returned to US Naval custody 15 September 1979 Transferred to the Dominican Republic, 1 February 1972. Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur, TX For other ships with the same name, see USS Sagamore.
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