Fleet Ocean Tugs T-ATF

Last updated: 13 Oct 2021

Point of Contact
Military Sealift Command
Public Affairs

471 East C St.
Norfolk, VA 23511-2419

(757) 443-2839

Description
There are three fleet ocean tugs in the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet. The design of the Powhatan-class tugs was patterned after commercial offshore supply ships, and they entered service with MSC in 1979. Each is fitted with a 300-horsepower bow thruster and a 10-ton-capacity crane, and has 150,000 pounds of bollard pull.

General Characteristics, Powhatan Class

Builder: Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin

Propulsion: Two diesels, two shafts, controllable-pitch propellers, 7,250 horsepower

Length: 226 feet

Beam: 42 feet

Displacement: 2,260 tons full load

Draft: 15.1 feet

Speed: 14.5 knots

Crew: 18 civilians (19 civilians on Catawba)

Load: 2,260 tons full load

Ships:

USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) - Operates in the area of Arabian Gulf

USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) - Operates in the area of Pacific

USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) - Operates in the Atlantic/Mediterranean area

Point of Contact
Military Sealift Command
Public Affairs

471 East C St.
Norfolk, VA 23511-2419

(757) 443-2839

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