| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Fleet tug |
| Class | Abnaki |
| Pennant | ATF 161 |
| Built by | Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 13 Apr 1945 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1945 |
| Commissioned | 9 Nov 1945 |
| End service | 1 Sep 1978 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned, Stricken and sold to Venezuela on 1 September 1978 being renamed Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez |
Commands listed for USS Salinan (ATF 161)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Marshall Whelpley, USN | 9 Nov 1945 | ??? |
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