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USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170)
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USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) is a owned by the United States Navy
and was in service from 1980 to 2005 with the Military Sealift Command
before being placed in reserve during 2005.
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Mohawk was laid down on 23 March 1979 by the Marinette Marine Corporation at Marinette
, Wisconsin
. Launched
on 17 May 1980, and delivered to the U.S. Navy on 16 October 1980, Mohawk was assigned to the Military Sealift Command
(MSC), and placed in non-commissioned service as USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) in 1980.
Mohawk is equipped with a 10 long ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 long ton. A deck grid was fitted aft which contained 1 inches (2.5 cm) bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches (61 cm) apart. That allowed for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There are two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 US gallons of foam per minute (0.14 m3/s). A deep module can be embarked to support naval salvage teams.
Mohawk was taken out of service on 16 August 2005 and placed in reserve in the Inactive Reserve Fleet
at Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
, where she remains today.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
and was in service from 1980 to 2005 with the Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's...
before being placed in reserve during 2005.
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Launched
Ship naming and launching
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on 17 May 1980, and delivered to the U.S. Navy on 16 October 1980, Mohawk was assigned to the Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's...
(MSC), and placed in non-commissioned service as USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) in 1980.
Mohawk is equipped with a 10 long ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 long ton. A deck grid was fitted aft which contained 1 inches (2.5 cm) bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches (61 cm) apart. That allowed for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There are two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 US gallons of foam per minute (0.14 m3/s). A deep module can be embarked to support naval salvage teams.
Mohawk was taken out of service on 16 August 2005 and placed in reserve in the Inactive Reserve Fleet
Reserve fleet
A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed, and thus partially or fully decommissioned. A reserve fleet is informally said to be "in mothballs" or "mothballed"; an equivalent expression in unofficial modern U.S....
at Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, where she remains today.