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Submitted by Donald Taber to the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
Specifications:
Displacement 852 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl)
Length 165' 6".
Beam 33' 4".
Draft 15' 6".
Speed 12 kts.
Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two single 20mm AA gun mounts.
Complement 32.
Propulsion triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines, single screw, 1,600 hp.
ATR-7 is mentioned in the authoritative Gal. Paulo Duarte's book "Dias de guerra no Atlantico Sul" ( Days of War in the South Atlantic) as one vessel assigned for duties under the Fourth Fleet.