Abnaki-class tugboat
USS Abnaki (right), alongside a Soviet intelligence ship | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Abnaki class |
| Operators |
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| Preceded by | Cherokee class |
| Succeeded by | Powhatan class |
| Built | 1942–1945 |
| In commission | 1943–present |
| Completed | 35 |
| Active | 6 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Retired | 25 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean fleet tug |
| Displacement | 1,589 tons |
| Length | 205 ft 0 in (62.48 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 16 knots 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) at 8 knots |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | |
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The Abnaki-class tug is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. Comprising 35 oceangoing tugboats, the class was constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well. The United States Navy no longer has any ships of this class in active duty.