USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Navajo.
USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169) was a United States Navy Powhatan-class tugboat operated by the Military Sealift Command which was in service from 1980 to 2016. She spent the bulk of her career in the Pacific and is currently moored in Pearl Harbor, awaiting disposal.
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USNS Navajo off Southern California on 10 September 1997. | |
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Name | USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169) |
Namesake | The Navajo people of the southwestern United States |
Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 14 December 1977 |
Launched | 20 December 1979 |
Acquired | 13 June 1980 |
In service | 1980 |
Out of service | 1 October 2016 |
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Fate | Deactivated to Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility |
Status | Deactivated |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Powhatan-class tugboat |
Displacement | 2,260 long tons (2,296 t) full load |
Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Installed power | 5.73 megawatts (4,280 horsepower) sustained |
Propulsion | 2 × General Motors EMD 20-645F7B diesel engines, two shafts; bow thruster, 300 hp (224 kW) |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 16 civilians plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel (communications unit) |
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