USNS Apache (T-ATF-172)
_starboard_view.jpg) USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Deep sea tug |
| Shipyard | |
| Keel laying | March 22, 1979 |
| Launch | March 28, 1981 |
| Namesake | Apache |
| 1. Period of service |
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| period of service |
since July 23, 1981 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
2260 ts |
| length |
73.2 meters |
| width |
12.8 meters |
| Draft |
4.57 meters |
| crew |
16 civilians, 4 naval operators |
| drive |
2 × diesel engines (GM EMD 20-645F7B), 7790 PS |
| speed |
14.5 knots |
| Range |
10,000 nautical miles |
The USNS Apache (T-ATF 271) is an ocean tug of the United States Navy and belongs to the Powhatan class . She has served in the US Navy since 1981.
history
The ship was on 22 March 1979 by the Marinette Marine -Werft in Marinette , Wisconsin on down Kiel . The launch took place on March 28, 1981, after further equipment work, the Apache was handed over to the Military Sealift Command of the US Navy on July 23, 1981 .
She was assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Little Creek , Delaware . However, the ship currently belongs to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force and is used worldwide.
The Apache towed the Iowa to reactivate in New Orleans in the fall of 1982 , where it was prepared for its new mission at Avondale Shipyards . In the summer of 2006, the Apache was deployed off the West African coast. At the turn of the year 2015/16, one of their diving robots delivered pictures of the wreck of the sunken El Faro .
Web links
- Pictures of the Apache at navsource.org (engl.)
