USNS Black Powder
History | |
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Name | Black Powder |
Namesake | Gunpowder |
Operator |
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Builder | , Jennings, Louisiana |
Launched | 2009 |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 |
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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.
Construction[]
Black Powder was built in 2009 by , Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Ken W. Sayers (23 May 2019). U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today. ISBN 978-1-4766-7256-4.
External links[]
- Media related to USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1) at Wikimedia Commons
- USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1)
Categories:
- Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy
- 2009 ships
- Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessels
- United States naval ship stubs