USNS Black Powder

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History
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NameBlack Powder
Namesake Gunpowder
Operator
Builder Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched2009
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & type Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament

USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1) is a Black Powder-class submarine support vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy in 2015 and assigned to Military Sealift Command.

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Construction

Black Powder was built in 2009 by Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ken W. Sayers (23 May 2019). U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today. ISBN   978-1-4766-7256-4.


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