USNS Apache
USNS Apache (T-ATF-172) was a U.S. Navy Powhatan-class fleet ocean tugboat that was operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) from 1981 to 2022. She spent the bulk of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
USNS Apache berthed at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USNS Apache |
| Namesake | The Apache people of the American southwest |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 22 March 1979 |
| Launched | 28 March 1981 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. John R. Young |
| In service | 23 July 1981 |
| Out of service | 26 August 2022 |
| Stricken | 30 September 2022 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "First in Tow and Salvage" |
| Status | Stricken, awaiting disposal |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Powhatan-class tugboat |
| Displacement | 2,260 long tons (2,296 t) fully loaded |
| Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Two GM EMD 20-645F7B Diesel engines, 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) each; two controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) |
| Complement | 16 civilians, 4 Navy enlisted |
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