USNS Persistent (T-AGOS-6)
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.jpg/300px-USNS_Persistent_(T-AGOS-6).jpg) USNS Persistent (T-AGOS-6) |
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| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 13 February 1981 |
| Builder: | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 22 October 1984 |
| Launched: | 6 April 1985 |
| In service: | 14 August 1985 |
| Out of service: | 12 October 1994 |
| Struck: | 6 January 1995 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Great Lakes Maritime Academy |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship |
| Displacement: | 1,565 tons (light) 2,535 tons (full) |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
For ships with similar names, see USS Persistent.
USNS Persistent (T-AGOS-6) was a Stalwart class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy.
Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold war anti-submarine warfare operations in the 1980s. ex-USNS Persistent is now T/S State of Michigan owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration and assigned to Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, Michigan. [1]
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