USNS_Black_Powder Knowpia

History
United States
Name	Black Powder
Namesake	Gunpowder
Operator	Hornbeck Offshore Services; (2009-2015); Military Sealift Command; (2015-present);
Builder	Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9472347; MMSI number: 367334310; Callsign: WDE311; Pennant number: T-AGSE-1;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Diesel
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament	2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon; Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns;

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.

Construction edit

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

^ 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.

History

United States
Name	Black Powder
Namesake	Gunpowder
Operator	Hornbeck Offshore Services (2009-2015) Military Sealift Command (2015-present)
Builder	Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9472347 MMSI number: 367334310 Callsign: WDE311 Pennant number: T-AGSE-1
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Diesel
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament	2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon^[1] Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns