USNS Prevail (IX-537)

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USNS Prevail (T-AGOS-8), 1986
Career (USA) United States Navy Ensign
Name: USNS Prevail (T-AGOS-8)
Awarded: 13 February 1981
Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down: 13 March 1985
Launched: 7 December 1985
In service: 4 March 1986
Reclassified: (IX-537) 17 October 2003
Status: Active in service as of 2008
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
Complement: 33

USNS Prevail (TSV-1) is 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.

The ship was redesignated IX-537 by the Naval Vessel Register on 10/17/2003.

A sailor provides cover during a simulation aboard the training support vessel Prevail (TSV 1). Prevail offers a training environment for VBSS teams to test their maritime security operations skills.
A sailor provides cover during a simulation aboard the training support vessel Prevail (TSV 1). Prevail offers a training environment for VBSS teams to test their maritime security operations skills.

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