TAGS-60 Pathfinder

Country:  United States

Class, [Type]: Pathfinder, [AGS].

Builder: Halter Marine Corp, Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.A.

Launch date: 07 October 1993.

Commission date: 05 December 1994.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.762 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 100,1 x 17,7 x 5,8

Main machinery: diesel-electric: 4 x EMD/Baylor diesel generators ( 11.450 hp ), 2 x GE CDF 1944 motors ( 8.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 16.

Range ( miles ): 12.000 at 12 knots.

Complement: 25 + 27 scientists.

Callsign: NGKK ()

Comment: This ship, and the others from the class, are the replacements for the Robert D Conrad class ships. Contract to build these units was awarded in 1991. It carries three multi-purpouse cranes, and a variety of oceanographic equipment, including towed sonars. ROVs may be carried.

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