Powhatan-class tugboat
The Powhatan class of fleet ocean tugs consists of seven ships built for the United States Navy, operated by the Military Sealift Command by primarily civilian crews with the USNS designation. As of 2020, three ships are still active with the MSC.
.jpg.webp) USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166) at sea, 16 April 1981. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Powhatan class |
| Builders | Marinette Marine Corporation |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
| Succeeded by | Navajo-class salvage and rescue ship |
| Cost | 11.5–17.6 million USD (1980) |
| Built | 1976–1981 |
| In service | 1979–1981 |
| In commission | 1979–present |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 2 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fleet ocean tug |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Installed power | (4,280 hp (3,190 kW) sustained |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors EMD 20-645F7B diesel engines, two shafts; bow thruster, 300 hp (224 kW) |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Complement | 16 civilians plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel (communications unit) |
Ships in class
- USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166), in service 1979-1999, sold to Turkey in 2008 as TCG Inebolu (A-590)
- USNS Narragansett (T-ATF-167), in service 1979-1999, then leased to commercial service
- USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168), in service 1980-present
- USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169), in service 1980-2016
- USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170), in service 1980-2005, then added to the Inactive Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- USNS Sioux (T-ATF-171), in service 1981-2021, inactivated on September 30th 2021[1]
- USNS Apache (T-ATF-172), in service 1981–present, to be retired on June 30th 2022[2]
References
- "Navy Will Inactivate 9 Ships in 2021". Seapower.
- Burgess, Richard R. (2021-07-09). "Navy Details 2022 Ship Retirement Schedule". Seapower. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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