USS Chehalis (PGM-94)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
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USS Chehalis (PGM-94/PG-94) was an Asheville-class gunboat of the U.S. Navy and the second ship to be named Chehalis. Chehalis was launched 8 June 1968 at the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company. She was commissioned 8 November 1969. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, a city in Washington state.[1] Later, she was transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command and renamed Research Vessel Athena. Athena was scrapped in 2016.
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NameUSS Chehalis
NamesakeChehalis, Washington
BuilderTacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Launched8 June 1968
USS Chehalis off Tacoma, Washington on 3 November 1969 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Chehalis |
| Namesake | Chehalis, Washington |
| Builder | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched | 8 June 1968 |
| Commissioned | 8 November 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 1 October 1977 |
| Home port | Panama City, Florida Panama City, Florida (as R/V Athena) |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 247 long tons (251 t) (full load) |
| Length | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | CODOG (Combined diesel and gas turbine engines |
| Speed | 37.5 knots |
| Complement | 24 |
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The Chehalis was powered by a combination of two Cummins diesel engines and a General Electric LM-1500 gas turbine. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources.
