HMS Justice (W-140)

HMS Justice (W-140)

The HMS "Justice" (W-140), a Royal Navy ship classified as a rescue tug, was built in the United States as U.S. Navy sclass|ATR-1|rescue tug|1 USS "ATR-20". Never commissioned into the U.S. Navy, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease at delivery. Returned to the U.S. after the end of World War II, she was redesignated BATR-20. Struck and sold for commercial service in 1946, she was eventually grounded at Ushuaia, Argentina and abandoned.

Operational history

"ATR-20" was laid down by Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co., Camden, Maine, 20 January 1943; launched 18 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Joy D. Creyk; transferred to the United Kingdom under lendlease 24 April 1944; and commissioned as HMS "Justice" at Boston, Massachusetts, the same day, Lt. J. S. Allison, RNR, in command.

During the remainder of World War II, "Justice" served as a rescue tug in the Royal Navy. She reportedly served at the Normandy invasion in June 1944.

"Justice" was returned to the U.S. Navy on 20 March 1946 and redesignated BATR-20. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946 and sold 3 October 1947 to Leopoldo Simoncini of Buenos Aires as the Costa Rican-flagged "St. Christopher". In 1953 she was chartered for salvage operations in Beagle Channel on the sunken South American Hamburg Company [cite web | url = http://www.tierradelfuego.org.ar/divers/Pages/cerveng.html | title = The "Monte Cervantes" | publisher = Ushuaia Divers | date = | accessdate = 2007-12-16 ] cruise ship SS|Monte Cervantes along with several Argentine Navy vessels.

After suffering engine trouble and rudder damage in 1954, she was laid up at Ushuaia, Argentina. She was beached and abandoned there in 1957, and, in 2004, had her remaining fuel oil removed. As of 2007, [cite web | url = http://www.flickr.com/photos/12039065@N00/552564875 | title = Atardecer al fin del mundo. | format = photo of "St. Christopher" taken 15 June 2007 | author = Mono Andes | publisher = flickr.com | date = 2007-06-15 | accessdate = 2007-12-18 ] "St. Christopher" is still grounded and abandoned at Ushuaia.

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