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Fleet Ocean Tugs T-ATS

Last updated: 18 Aug 2023

Description
Fleet Ocean Tugs provide ocean-going towing, salvage, and rescue capabilities to support Fleet operations. The current capabilities are provided by Powhatan-class T-ATF Fleet Tugs and Safeguard-class T-ARS Rescue and Salvage vessels, which reach the end of their expected service lives starting in mid-2020. Navajo-class ships will be capable of towing U.S. Navy ships and will have 6,000 square feet of deck space for embarked systems.

The T-ATS 6 Navajo Class will be comprised of 10 vessels, 10 of which have been awarded for construction:

Bollinger Houma Shipyard is in production for the future USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6), the Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), the Saginax Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8), USNS Lenni Lenape (T-ATS 9) and USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10). The projected delivery for first vessel is in early FY 2024, with one ship delivering each subsequent FY.

Austal USA was awarded a follow on Detail Design and Construction contract for the construction of T-ATS 11 through T-ATS 15. Austal USA has begun construction of USNS Billy Frank Jr (T-ATS 11) and USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) and is under contract for the detail design and construction of T-ATS 13 through T-ATS 15 (names TBD). The projected delivery for T-ATS 11 is in early FY 2025, with one more ship delivering in FY 2025, and two ships delivering in FY 2026.   

General Characteristics, Navajo Class

Length: 263 feet (length between perpendiculars: 230 feet)

Beam: 59 feet

Displacement: 5110 tons

Draft: 17.7 feet

Load: 1,796 tons full load

Ships:
Navajo (T-ATS 6), Under construction
Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), Under construction
Saginaw Obijwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8), Under construction
Lenni Lenape (T-ATS 9), Under construction
Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10), Under construction
Billy Frank Jr (T-ATS 11), Under construction
Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), Under construction
T-ATS 13, Under contract
T-ATS 14, Under contract
T-ATS 15, Under contract

Point of Contact
Military Sealift Command
Public Affairs

Naval Sea Systems Command
Office of Corporate Communications

Washington, D.C. 20376

Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications
(202) 781-4123

 

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