USNS Black Powder

USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1) is a Black Powder-class submarine support vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy in 2015 and assigned to Military Sealift Command.

History
United States
Name	Black Powder
Namesake	Gunpowder
Operator	Hornbeck Offshore Services (2009-2015) Military Sealift Command (2015-present)
Builder	Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9472347 MMSI number: 367334310 Callsign: WDE311 Pennant number: T-AGSE-1
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Diesel
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament	2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon[1] Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns

Construction

Black Powder was built in 2009 by Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.

See also

• List of Military Sealift Command ships