| USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168) | |
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| Career (USA) | |
| Name: | USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168) |
| Namesake: | The Catawba, a Native American people of the southeast United States |
| Owner: | United States Navy |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 12 September 1975 |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine |
| Laid down: | 14 December 1977 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1979 |
| Acquired: | 28 May 1980 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug |
| Displacement: | 1,387 tons light, 2000 tons full |
| Length: | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel |
| Complement: | Officers: 4 Enlisted: 13 |
USNS Catawba is a Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug operated by the Military Sealift Command for the United States Navy. Currently home ported in Manama, Bahrain.
Ship history[]
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Catawaba, left, supplies the Faina, right.
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Catawba provided MV Faina with food, water, and medical supplies after that ship was released by Somali pirates.[1]
References[]
- ↑ "Navy Provides Humanitarian Assistance to Faina Crew". American Forces Press Service. Feb. 6, 2009. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52979. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- US Navy Fact File
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