USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) underway in 1984
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General characteristics | |
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Type | AGS-26 (Silas Bent) class survey ship |
Tonnage | 1,935 tons |
Displacement | 2,580 tons |
Length | 285' 3" |
Beam | 48' |
Draft | 15’ |
Propulsion | ALCO diesels, Allis-Chalmers electric drive, single shaft. SHP approx. 3000 + 350 SHP trainable and retractable, gas turbine powered, bow propulsion unit to assist station-keeping and ultra-quiet ship operations.[1] |
Speed | 15 knots |
Complement | 44 crew, 26 scientific party |
Armament | None |
The Silas Bent class is frequently found applied to four ships though the Naval Vessel Register and some sources officially break them into the subclasses of AGS-26[2] and AGS-33.[3] Silas Bent was the first of the first four purpose built ships for U.S. Navy surveys. Previous ships had been modifications of various naval types.
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