USS Nipmuc
|  USS Nipmuc, c. 1948 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
|  United States | |
| Name | Nipmuc | 
| Namesake | Nipmuc people | 
| Builder | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. | 
| Laid down | 2 December 1944 | 
| Launched | 12 April 1945 | 
| Commissioned | 8 July 1945 | 
| Decommissioned | unknown | 
| Stricken | 1 September 1978 | 
| Fate | Sold, to Venezuela under the Security Assistance Program, 1 September 1978 | 
| .svg.png) Venezuela | |
| Name | Antonio Picardi (R-22) | 
| Acquired | 1 September 1978 | 
| Out of service | 1982 | 
| Fate | Ran aground and wrecked, 12 April 1982 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug | 
| Displacement | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) | 
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) | 
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) | 
| Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) | 
| Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) | 
| Complement | 85 | 
| Armament | 
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Pacific Fleet | 
| Operations: | World War II | 
USS Nipmuc (ATF-157) was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug that served in World War II. The tug was sold to Venezuela in 1978.[1][2]
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