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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USNS Narragansett (T-ATF-167) |
| Namesake | The Native American Narragansett tribe |
| Builder | Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 5 May 1977 |
| Launched | 12 May 1979 |
| Acquired | 9 November 1979 |
| Out of service | 18 October 1999 |
| Stricken | 5 June 2002 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | in service as a training vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Powhatan-class tugboat |
| Displacement | 2,260 long tons (2,296 t) fully loaded |
| Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels (5.73 MW sustained), two shafts, bow thruster, 300 hp (224 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 16 civilians, 4 navy (communications unit) |
USNS Narragansett (T-ATF-167) is a Powhatan-class fleet ocean tugboat of the US Navy. She was launched in 1979 and inactivated in 1999, but has since been employed in a number of roles. She is still in service as of 2023 as a training support vessel for Carrier Strike Group 4.