Pathfinder-class survey ship
 USNS Sumner (T-AGS-61) in Hawaii, July, 2003 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Owner: | United States Navy |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Builder: | Halter Marine |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
| Displacement: | 4,762 long tons |
| Length: | 329 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric; 4 EMD/Baylor diesel generators; 11, 425 horsepower (8.52 MW); 2 GE CDF 1944 motors; 8,000 horsepower (5.96 MW) sustained; 6,000 horsepower (4.48 MW); 2 Lips Z drives; bow thruster, 1,500 horsepower (1.19 MW). |
| Speed: | 16.0 knots |
| Complement: | 26 Civilian Personal/27 military sponsor personnel |
The Pathfinder class survey ships are owned by the United States Navy and operated by Military Sealift Command for the Naval Oceanographic Office ("NAVOCEANO"). They have mostly civilian crews, including scientists from NAVOCEANO.[1][2]
Ships
There are seven ships in the Pathfinder class:[1][3]
- USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS-60)
- USNS Sumner (T-AGS-61) (struck in 2014, scheduled for disposal)
- USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-62)
- USNS Henson (T-AGS-63)
- USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS-64)
- USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS-65)
- USNS Maury (T-AGS-66)
References
- 1 2 "Ship Inventory - Oceanographic Survey Ships". Military Sealift Command. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe (17 December 2016). "Pentagon: Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned U.S. underwater vehicle in South China Sea". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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