USS Luiseno

USS Luiseno (ATF-156) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Luiseño peoples (the southernmost division of the Shoshone Indians of California, who received their name from Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, the most important Spanish mission in their territory), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Transferred to the Argentine Navy in 1975, the ship remained in service as ARA Francisco de Gurruchaga (A-3) until October 2024 when she was decommissioned and sunk as part of a naval training exercise.

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USS Luiseno

USS Luiseno (ATF-156) was an Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Luiseño peoples (the southernmost division of the Shoshone Indians of California, who received their name from Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, the most important Spanish mission in their territory), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Transferred to the Argentine Navy in 1975, the ship remained in service as ARA Francisco de Gurruchaga (A-3) until October 2024 when she was decommissioned and sunk as part of a naval training exercise.

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