Navajo-class rescue and salvage ship

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Graphic representation of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship
Class overview
NameNavajo class
Builders Gulf Island Fabrication
OperatorsFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Preceded by
CostUS$129.9 million
Planned10
On order10
Building6
Completed2
Active1
General characteristics
Type Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship
Displacement5,110 long tons (5,190  t)
Length263 ft (80 m)
Beam59 ft (18 m)
Draft17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Depth24.6 ft (7.5 m)
PropulsionDiesel: 2 Wärtsilä 8L32 at 6,308 hp (4,704 kW) each
Speed15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph)
Range8,170  nmi (15,130 km; 9,400 mi)
Complement65 Total, 23 Crew, 42 Guest

The Navajo class is a class of Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships for the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy. They were ordered in 2017 as the planned replacement for the aging Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ships and Powhatan-class tugboats. A total of ten ships of the class have been planned and none have yet to be put in service.

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Development

Eight ships of the class were planned to replace the aging Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ships and Powhatan-class tugboats. They were ordered in 2017 and on 16 March 2018 Gulf Island Fabrication was chosen to construct them. On 26 March 2020, an additional two ships were ordered by the navy. On 19 April 2021, Gulf Island announced that they had sold the contract along with the shipyard to Bollinger Shipyards. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Ships in class

Navajo-class construction data
NameNamesakeHull numberBuilderLaid downLaunchedDeliveredActiveStatusReferences
Navajo Navajo Nation T-ATS-6 Bollinger Shipyards 30 October 201924 May 2023Completed [5] [6] [7] [8]
Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation T-ATS-712 February 2020June 2024Completed [9] [10]
Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek Saginaw Chippewa Tribe T-ATS-83 October 2022 [11] Under construction [12]
Lenni Lenape Lenape Nation T-ATS-9August 2022Under construction [13] [14]
Muscogee Creek Nation Muscogee Nation T-ATS-1020 March 2024Under construction [5] [15] [16]
Billy Frank Jr. Billy Frank Jr. T-ATS-11 Austal USA [17] 14 November 2023Under construction [18] [19]
Solomon Atkinson Solomon AtkinsonT-ATS-12Under construction [19]
James D. Fairbanks James D. FairbanksT-ATS-13Under construction [20] [21]
Narragansett T-ATS-14Ordered [22] [23]
UnnamedT-ATS-15Ordered [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gulf Island Announces Sale of Shipyard Division Assets and Long-Term Contracts" (Press release). Gulf Island Fabrication. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "US Navy orders further two Navajo-class towing and salvage ships". Defense Brief. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Burgess, Richard R. (26 March 2020). "Navy Orders Two More Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, Rescue Ships". Seapower. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "US Navy exercises option for additional two Navajo-class ships". Naval Today. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation". United States Navy. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Keel Laid for First-in-Class T-ATS" (Press release). United States Navy. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Vavasseur, Xavier (27 May 2023). "US Navy's First Navajo-class T-ATS launched by Bollinger". Naval News. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Navy to Christen Future USNS Navajo". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7)" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Bahtić, Fatima (13 June 2024). "US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS". Naval Today. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek". United States Navy. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "LENNI LENAPE (ATS 9)". www.nvr.navy.mil. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Bahtić, Fatima (8 March 2023). "Bollinger kicks off construction of US Navy's T-ATS 10". Naval Today. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation". United States Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Navy awards Austal USA $144.6 million two-ship T-ATS contract". Marine Log. 5 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Staff, Seapower (14 November 2023). "Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr". Seapower. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  19. 1 2 Bahtić, Fatima (1 February 2023). "Austal kicks off construction of US Navy's T-ATS 12". Naval Today. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "SECNAV Del Toro Names Ship in Honor of Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Seabees James D. Fairbanks". www.navy.mil (Press release). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Austal USA starts construction on third Navajo T-ATS". www.workboat.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Fleet Ocean Tugs T-ATS". United States Navy. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "SECNAV Names Ship in Honor of Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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