1967 and resumed east coast-West Indies operations for the remaining four years of her career. On 3 September 1971, Utina was decommissioned at Norfolk, and she was transferred, on a loan basis, to the Venezuelan Navy. She was commissioned as Felipe Larrazabal'' (R 21) and served in the Venezuelan Navy until December 1977. At that time, she was returned to the United States Navy, retransferred to Venezuela on a sale basis, and her name was struck from the Navy list—all simultaneously. As of the beginning of 1980, she was still active with the Venezuelan Navy. References External links NavSource Online: ATF-163 Utina National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors: USS Utina Abnaki-class tugs Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States 1945 ships Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela