Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship

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USCGC Alex Haley
Class overview
NameEdenton class
Builders Brooke Marine
Operators
Succeeded by Navajo class
Built1967-1972
In commission1971-present
Planned3
Completed3
Active1
Retired2
General characteristics
Type Salvage and rescue ship
Displacement
  • 2,592 t (2,551 long tons), light
  • 3,484 t (3,429 long tons), full load
Length283 ft (86 m)
Beam59 ft (18 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m), 18 ft (5.5 m)max
Installed power6,800  shp (5,100 kW)
Propulsion
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range8,689 nmi (16,092 km; 9,999 mi)
Complement10 officers, 90 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		 AN/SPS-40 air-search radar (Edenton)
Armament
Aviation facilities Helipad (Edenton)

The Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship was a class of salvage and rescue ships that were operated by the United States Navy during the 1970s.

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Design

Edenton-class was a ship class consisting of three purpose built rescue ships, where they were brought into service in the 1970s. This class of ships were succeeded by the Navajo-class, as the designation ATS-4 and 5 were not used. [1] [2]

The ships were armed with two M242 Busmaster and two M2 Browning machine guns for self-defense. [2]

Ships in the class

Edenton class [2]
Hull no.NameCallsignBuilderLaid DownLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
ATS-1 Edenton NXSF Brooke Marine 28 March 196715 May 196823 January 197129 March 1996Transferred to the Coast Guard as USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39), 1999
ATS-2 Beaufort NUOT19 February 19681 December 196822 January 19728 March 1996Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), 1997 [3]
ATS-3 Brunswick NRCN5 June 196814 October 196919 December 19728 March 1996Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-28), 1997 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Navajo-Class (T-ATS) Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship, US". Naval Technology. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "해군 구난함 평택함(ATS-27), "세 번째 임무를 명(命) 받았습니다"". 시사매거진 (in Korean). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "구난함 · 광양함(ATS-28)". 네이버 블로그 | 서울지하철역대 박스이용학과 (in Korean). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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