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MGen. Nathanael Greene-class tugboat

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MGen. Nathanael Greene class
USAV MG Henry Knox (LT-802) assigned to the 467th Transportation Company in Tacoma, Washington.
Class overview
Builders
  • Robert E. Derecktor Shipyard (LT-801–LT-803)[1]
  • VT Halter Marine, Inc.
Operators United States Army
In commission1994–present
Planned13[1]
Completed6
Cancelled7
Active6
General characteristics
TypeLarge tug
Displacement924 long tons (939 t)
Length128 ft (39 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,550 bhp (1,900 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement24

The MGen. Nathanael Greene-class large coastal tugs are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They are a class of large tugs built for US Army service, primarily intended to assist in docking of transports.[2]

Ships

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  • USAV MGen Nathanael Greene (LT-801) (Auctioned off)
  • USAV MGen Henry Knox (LT-802)
  • USAV MGen Anthony Wayne (LT-803)
  • USAV BGen Zebulon Pike (LT-804)
  • USAV MG Winfield Scott (LT-805)
  • USAV COL Seth Warner (LT-806)
  • USAV SgM John Champe (LT-807) (planned, never built)[1]
  • USAV MGen Jacob Brown (LT-808) (planned, never built)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 1002. ISBN 9781591149552.
  2. ^ "World Navies Today: US Army". hazegray.org. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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