Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship

The Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship was a class of salvage and rescue ships that were operated by the United States Navy during the 1970s.

USCGC Alex Haley
Class overview
Name	Edenton class
Builders	Brooke Marine
Operators	United States Navy  United States Coast Guard  Republic of Korea Navy
Succeeded by	Navajo class
Built	1967-1972
In commission	1971-present
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	1
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Salvage and rescue ship
Displacement	2,592 t (2,551 long tons), light 3,484 t (3,429 long tons), full load
Length	283 ft (86 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m), 18 ft (5.5 m)max
Installed power	6,800 shp (5,100 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Caterpillar diesel engines, 2 × shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	8,689 nmi (16,092 km; 9,999 mi)
Complement	10 officers, 90 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-40 air-search radar (Edenton)
Armament	2 × M242 Bushmaster guns, 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) guns
Aviation facilities	Helipad (Edenton)

Design

Edenton-class was a ship class consisting of three purpose built rescue ships, where they were brought into service in the 1970s. This class of ships were succeeded by the Navajo-class, as the designation ATS-4 and 5 were not used.^[1][2]

The ships were armed with two M242 Bushmaster and two M2 Browning machine guns for self-defense.^[2]

Ships in the class

Edenton class^[2]

Hull no.	Name	Callsign	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
ATS-1	Edenton	NXSF	Brooke Marine	28 March 1967	15 May 1968	23 January 1971	29 March 1996	Transferred to the Coast Guard as USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39), 1999
ATS-2	Beaufort	NUOT		19 February 1968	1 December 1968	22 January 1972	8 March 1996	Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), 1997[3]
ATS-3	Brunswick	NRCN		5 June 1968	14 October 1969	19 December 1972	8 March 1996	Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-28), 1997[citation needed]

See also

• Salvage and rescue ship
• List of ships of the Republic of Korea Navy
• Brooke Marine