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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Black Powder |
| Namesake | Gunpowder |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| 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 |
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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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to IMO 9472347 at Wikimedia Commons- USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1)
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