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Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship 
Summary
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.
 USCGC Alex Haley
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edenton class |
| Builders | Brooke Marine |
| Operators | |
| Succeeded by | Navajo class |
| Built | 1967-1972 |
| In commission | 1971-present |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 1 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Salvage and rescue ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m), 18 ft (5.5 m)max |
| Installed power | 6,800 shp (5,100 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 8,689 nmi (16,092 km; 9,999 mi) |
| Complement | 10 officers, 90 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar (Edenton) |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad (Edenton) |
Design edit
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 edit
| Hull no. | Name | Callsign | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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| ATS-1 | Edenton | NXSF | Brooke Marine | 28 March 1967 | 15 May 1968 | 23 January 1971 | 29 March 1996 | Transferred to the Coast Guard as USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39), 1999 |
| ATS-2 | Beaufort | NUOT | 19 February 1968 | 1 December 1968 | 22 January 1972 | 8 March 1996 | Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), 1997[3] | |
| ATS-3 | Brunswick | NRCN | 5 June 1968 | 14 October 1969 | 19 December 1972 | 8 March 1996 | Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-28), 1997[4] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Navajo-Class (T-ATS) Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship, US". Naval Technology. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "해군 구난함 평택함(ATS-27), "세 번째 임무를 명(命) 받았습니다"". 시사매거진 (in Korean). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "구난함 · 광양함(ATS-28)". 네이버 블로그 | 서울지하철역대 박스이용학과 (in Korean). Retrieved 27 January 2022.