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Country: United StatesUnited States

Class, [Type]: Stalwart, [AGI].

Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.

Launch date: 24th May 1989.

Commission date: 20th October 1989.

Decommission date: 1st March 2004.

Displacement ( tons ): 1,565 light, 2,535 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 68,28 x 13,1 x 4,57

Main machinery: 4 x Caterpillar-Kato D-398B diesel ( 3200 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 11.

Range ( miles ): 8.000 at 10 knots.

Complement: 21 (5 officers) + 15 scientists.

Sonar: UQQ-2 SURTASS (Twin-Line version).

Callsign: NIEY (NovemberIndiaEchoYankee)

Comment: Ex - Vigorous. Transferred to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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