USNS Westwind (T-AGSE-2)

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History
NameWestwind
NamesakeWestwind
Operator
Builder, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched2009
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeBlack Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament
  • 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon[1]
  • Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns

USNS Westwind (T-AGSE-2) is a Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy in 2015 and assigned to Military Sealift Command.

Construction[]

Westwind was built in 2009 by , Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.

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