page_title: Type V ship
section_title: Cherokee-class tugboat
hierarchical_section_title: Type V ship / Cherokee-class tugboat
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy fleet tug USS Navajo (AT-64) underway off San Francisco, 16 June 1943. Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 4455-43, 6/16/43
context_page_description: The Type V ship is a United States Maritime Commission designation for World War II tugboats. Type V was used in World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War. Type V ships were used to move ships and barges. Type V tugboats were made of either steel or wood hulls. There were four types of tugboats ordered for World War II. The largest type V design was the sea worthy 186-foot long steel hull, V4-M-A1. The V4-M-A1 design was used by a number of manufacturers; a total of 49 were built. A smaller steel hull tugboat was the 94-foot V2-ME-A1; 26 were built. The largest wooden hull was the 148-foot V3-S-AH2, which 14 where built. The smaller wooden hull was the 58-foot V2-M-AL1, which 35 were built. Most V2-M-AL1 tugboats were sent to England for the war efforts under the lend-lease act. The Type V tugs served across the globe during Work War II including: Pacific War, European theatre and in the United State. SS Farallon and other Type V tugs were used to help built Normandy ports, including Mulberry harbour, on D-Day, June 6, 1944 and made nine round trips to Normandy to deliver Phoenix breakwaters.
  Tugboats are used to maneuver vessels and barges by pushing or towing them.
context_section_description: The Cherokee class of fleet tugboats, originally known as the Navajo class, were built for the US Navy for World War II with a displacement of 1,235 long tons (1,255 t). Had a length of 205 ft (62 m), a beam of 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m), a draft of 18 ft (5.5 m). Has propulsion of a diesel-electric engine with 1 shaft at 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) and a top speed of 16.5 knots. Class AT for Auxiliary Tug, example: USS Navajo (AT-64).
caption: USS Navajo (AT-64)
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