USS Pinola (AT-33)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pinola.

History
United States
Name	Pinola
Laid down	3 March 1919
Launched	12 August 1919
Commissioned	7 February 1920
Decommissioned	31 January 1946
Stricken	26 February 1946
Fate	Most likely scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Bagaduce Class Fleet Tug
Displacement	1,000 tonnes (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons)
Length	156 ft 8 in (47.75 m)
Beam	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draft	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Armament	1 machine gun
Notes	formerly Nipsic

The USS Pinola (AT–33) was a Bagaduce-class fleet tug, laid down on 3 March 1919 by Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, launched on the 12 August 1919, and was commissioned on 7 February 1920.

Pacific Fleet service

The Pinola was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and operated on the West Coast near San Francisco until decommissioning at Mare Island on 9 June 1922. The ship was recommissioned on 14 August 1923 and resumed service in ports of the California coast, principally San Diego where she served during the years between the wars.

Second World War

After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Pinola continued operations on the West Coast through most of the war providing tug services to the Navy's fighting ships in the Pacific. The ship was redesignated ATO–30 on 15 May 1944 and served in Alaskan waters during the closing months of the war.

Post War service

Returning to the northwest Pacific coast in the fall of 1945, Pinola served in the 13th Naval District operating out of Seattle supporting Operation Magic Carpet until decommissioning 31 January 1946. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 26 February 1946, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission 21 July 1947 for simultaneous sale to Oakland Manufacturing Company.

External links

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.