USNS Black Powder
U.S. Navy Black Powder-class submarine support vessel
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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.
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NameBlack Powder
NamesakeGunpowder
Operator
- Hornbeck Offshore Services
- (2009-2015)
- Military Sealift Command
- (2015-present)
BuilderLeevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
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| History | |
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 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 & 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) |
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Construction
Black Powder was built in 2009 by Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.
