.jpg) USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166) at sea, 16 April 1981.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166) |
| Namesake | The Powhatan, a native people of eastern Virginia |
| Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 30 September 1976 |
| Launched | 24 June 1978 |
| Acquired | 15 June 1979 |
| Out of service | 26 February 1999 |
| Stricken | 25 February 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Leased for commercial service 26 February 1999; Sold to Turkey 26 February 2008 |
 Turkey | |
| Name | TCG İnebolu |
| Acquired | 26 February 2008 |
| Identification | Call sign TBDE |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Powhatan-class tugboat |
| Displacement | 2,260 tons, fully loaded |
| Length | 225 ft 11 in (68.86 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors EMD 20-645F7B Diesel engines, two shafts; bow thruster, 300 hp (224 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 16 civilian mariners plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel |
USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166) was the lead ship of the United States Navy Powhatan-class fleet ocean tugboats. She was in service with the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1999, and then was leased to a private towing and salvage company. At the end of the lease in 2008, the ship was sold to the Turkish Navy which recommissioned her as TCG Inebolu.