USCGC Alex Haley
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Class overview | |
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Name | Edenton class |
Builders | Brooke Marine |
Operators | |
Succeeded by | Navajo class |
Built | 1967-1972 |
In commission | 1971-present |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 1 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Salvage and rescue ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m), 18 ft (5.5 m)max |
Installed power | 6,800 shp (5,100 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 8,689 nmi (16,092 km; 9,999 mi) |
Complement | 10 officers, 90 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar (Edenton) |
Armament | |
Aviation facilities | Helipad (Edenton) |
The Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship was a class of salvage and rescue ships that were operated by the United States Navy during the 1970s.