HMS Athlete (W 150)

HMS Athlete (W 150) was a Favourite-class tugboat of the Royal Navy during World War II.

History
United Kingdom
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas
Launched18 May 1943
Commissioned15 November 1943
Stricken17 September 1945
FateMined and sunk off Leghorn 17 July 1945
General characteristics
Displacement852 tons light
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Draught13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Propulsiontwo GM 12-278A Diesel-electric engines single propeller, 1,500 SHP
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement45
Armament1 x 3"/50 caliber gun

Service history

Athlete was laid down in early 1943 at Levingston Shipbuilding Company in Orange, Texas as ATR-92, launched 18 May 1943 and commissioned into the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Act on 15 November 1943. Athlete served in the Mediterranean Fleet and was mined and sunk off Leghorn on 17 July 1945.[1]

References
  1. "ATR-92". Navsource. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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