USS Chehalis off Tacoma, Washington on 3 November 1969 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Chehalis |
| Namesake: | Chehalis, Washington |
| Builder: | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched: | 8 June 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 8 November 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1977 |
| Homeport: | Panama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida (as R/V Athena) |
| Fate: | transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command, renamed R/V Athena |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 247 long tons (251 t) (full load) |
| Length: | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft: | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | CODOG (Combined diesel and gas turbine engines |
| Speed: | 37.5 knots |
| Complement: | 24 |
| Armament: | one 3-inch gun mount, one 40 mm mount, four .50 cal. machine guns |
USS Chehalis (PGM-94/PG-94) was an Asheville-class gunboat of the U.S. Navy and the second ship to be named Chehalis. Chehalis was launched 8 June 1968 at the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company. She was commissioned 8 November 1969. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington State. Later, she was transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command and renamed Research Vessel Athena.
The Chehalis was powered by a combination of two Cummins diesel engines and a General Electric LM-1500 gas turbine. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources.
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