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Navajo-class rescue and salvage ship

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Graphic representation of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship
Graphic representation of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship
Class overview
Name: Navajo class
Builders: Gulf Island Fabrication
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by:
Cost: US$129.9 million
Building: 6
Planned: 10
Completed: 2
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship
Displacement: 5,110 long tons (5,190 t)
Length: 263 ft (80 m)
Beam: 59 ft (18 m)
Draft: 17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Depth: 24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Propulsion: Diesel: 2 Wärtsilä 8L32 at 6,308 hp (4,704 kW) each
Speed: 15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph)
Range: 8,170 nmi (15,130 km; 9,400 mi)
Complement: 65 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 been put in service yet.

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
Name Namesake Hull number Builder Laid down Launched Status References
Navajo Navajo Nation T-ATS-6 Bollinger Shipyards 30 October 2019 24 May 2023 Completed [5][6][7][8]
Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation T-ATS-7 12 February 2020 9 June 2024 Completed [9][10]
Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek Saginaw Chippewa Tribe T-ATS-8 3 October 2022[11] Under construction [12]
Lenni Lenape Lenape Nation T-ATS-9 20 June 2022 Under construction [13][14]
Muscogee Creek Nation Muscogee Nation T-ATS-10 20 March 2024 Under construction [5][15][16]
Billy Frank Jr. Billy Frank Jr. T-ATS-11 Austal USA[17] 14 November 2023 14 June 2025 Fitting out [18][19]
Solomon Atkinson Solomon Atkinson T-ATS-12 16 April 2025 Under construction [19]
James D. Fairbanks James D. Fairbanks T-ATS-13 Under construction [20][21]
Narragansett Narragansett people T-ATS-14 Cancelled [22][23]
Unnamed T-ATS-15 Cancelled [22]


References[]

  1. ↑ "Gulf Island Announces Sale of Shipyard Division Assets and Long-Term Contracts". Gulf Island Fabrication. 19 April 2021. https://ir.gulfisland.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/226/gulf-island-announces-sale-of-shipyard-division-assets-and. 
  2. ↑ "US Navy orders further two Navajo-class towing and salvage ships". Defense Brief. 26 March 2020. https://defbrief.com/2020/03/26/us-navy-orders-further-two-navajo-class-towing-and-salvage-ships/. 
  3. ↑ Burgess, Richard R. (26 March 2020). "Navy Orders Two More Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, Rescue Ships". Seapower. https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-orders-two-more-navajo-class-towing-salvage-rescue-ships/. 
  4. ↑ "US Navy exercises option for additional two Navajo-class ships". Naval Today. 9 April 2020. https://www.navaltoday.com/2020/04/09/us-navy-exercises-option-for-additional-two-navajo-class-ships/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation" (in en-US). https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2474321/navy-names-future-vessel-to-honor-muscogee-creek-nation/https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2474321/navy-names-future-vessel-to-honor-muscogee-creek-nation/. [dead link]Template:Cbignore
  6. ↑ "Keel Laid for First-in-Class T-ATS". United States Navy. 31 October 2019. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2237448/keel-laid-for-first-in-class-t-ats/. 
  7. ↑ Vavasseur, Xavier (27 May 2023). "US Navy's First Navajo-class T-ATS launched by Bollinger". Naval News. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/05/us-navys-first-navajo-class-t-ats-launched-by-bollinger/. 
  8. ↑ "Navy to Christen Future USNS Navajo" (in en-US). https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3504905/navy-to-christen-future-usns-navajo/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3504905/navy-to-christen-future-usns-navajo/. [dead link]Template:Cbignore
  9. ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7)". Naval Sea Systems Command. 13 February 2020. https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/2083652/keel-laid-for-future-usns-cherokee-nation-t-ats-7/. 
  10. ↑ Bahtić, Fatima (2024-06-13). "US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS" (in en-US). https://www.navaltoday.com/2024/06/13/us-navy-christens-new-navajo-class-t-ats/. 
  11. ↑ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek". United States Navy. 5 October 2022. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3180496/keel-authenticated-for-the-future-usns-saginaw-ojibwe-anishinabek/. 
  12. ↑ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek" (in en-US). https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3180496/keel-authenticated-for-the-future-usns-saginaw-ojibwe-anishinabek/https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3180496/keel-authenticated-for-the-future-usns-saginaw-ojibwe-anishinabek/. [dead link]Template:Cbignore
  13. ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship". https://www.navy.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?PortalId=1&ModuleId=523&Article=2474454. 
  14. ↑ "Lenni Lenape (ATS 9)". http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/ATS-9.HTM. 
  15. ↑ Bahtić, Fatima (8 March 2023). "Bollinger kicks off construction of US Navy's T-ATS 10". Naval Today. https://www.navaltoday.com/2023/03/08/bollinger-kicks-off-construction-of-us-navys-t-ats-10/. 
  16. ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USNS Muscogee Creek Nation" (in en-US). https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3714131/keel-laid-for-future-usns-muscogee-creek-nation/. 
  17. ↑ "Navy awards Austal USA $144.6 million two-ship T-ATS contract". Marine Log. 5 October 2021. https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-awards-austal-usa-144-6-million-two-ship-t-ats-contract/. 
  18. ↑ Staff, Seapower (2023-11-14). "Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr." (in en-US). https://seapowermagazine.org/keel-authenticated-for-future-billy-frank-jr/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Bahtić, Fatima (1 February 2023). "Austal kicks off construction of US Navy's T-ATS 12". Naval Today. https://www.navaltoday.com/2023/02/01/austal-kicks-off-construction-of-us-navys-t-ats-12/. 
  20. ↑ "SECNAV Del Toro Names Ship in Honor of Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Seabees James D. Fairbanks". https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/3682705/secnav-del-toro-names-ship-in-honor-of-force-master-chief-petty-officer-of-the/. 
  21. ↑ "Austal USA starts construction on third Navajo T-ATS" (in en). https://www.workboat.com/shipbuilding/austal-usa-starts-construction-on-third-navajo-t-ats. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Fleet Ocean Tugs T-ATS" (in en-US). https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2232242/fleet-ocean-tugs-t-ats/https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2232242/fleet-ocean-tugs-t-ats/. [dead link]Template:Cbignore
  23. ↑ "SECNAV Names Ship in Honor of Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island". United States Navy. 18 June 2024. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/3809410/secnav-names-ship-in-honor-of-narragansett-tribe-of-rhode-island/. 

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Navajo-class rescue and salvage ships
  • Preceded by: Edenton class
  • Followed by: None
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