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Naval support & landing craft1979–1981
Fleet ocean tug
Powhatan-class tugboat is a fleet ocean tug. It was built by Marinette Marine Corporation. Reported operators include Military Sealift Command Turkish Naval Forces.
Powhatan class
Marinette Marine Corporation
Military Sealift Command Turkish Naval Forces
Abnaki -class fleet ocean tug
Navajo -class salvage and rescue ship
11.5–17.6 million USD (1980)
1976–1981
1979–1981
1979–present
7
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Fleet ocean tug
2,260 long tons (2,296 t) full load
226 ft (69 m)
42 ft (13 m)
15 ft (4.6 m)
(4,280 hp (3,190 kW) sustained
2 × General Motors EMD 20-645F7B Diesel engines, two shafts; bow thruster, 300 hp (224 kW)
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
16 civilians plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel (communications unit)
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country of origin United States 0 references
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 69 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 69 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 69 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 69 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 69 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Powhatan-class tugboat equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Service Support (PM4) exact named equipment holdings: Powhatan. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / ATF. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Powhatan -class. Service scope: Navy (MSC); does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): active: 4. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.