Class overview
NameBlack Powder class
BuildersLeevac Industries
Operators United States Navy
CostUS$152 million
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament

The Black Powder class is a class of Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessels under the United States Navy.[2]

Development

All 4 ships were owned by Hornbeck Offshore Services from 2009 but in 2015, the United States Navy purchased all ships and redesignated them.[3] They are named Black Powder, Westwind, Eagleview and Arrowhead.[4]

Ships in class

Black Powder class
Name Hull Number Builder Launched Commissioned Status
Black Powder T-AGSE-1 Leevac Industries 2009 2015 Active
Westwind T-AGSE-2 Active
Eagleview T-AGSE-3 Active
Arrowhead T-AGSE-4 Active

References

  1. ^ Ken W. Sayers (23 May 2019). U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today. ISBN 978-1-4766-7256-4.
  2. ^ Ken W. Sayers (23 May 2019). U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today. ISBN 978-1-4766-7256-4.
  3. ^ "HOS gets $26.6 million mod to Navy blocking boat contract". Marine Log. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Submarine and Special Warfare Support". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

External links

Black Powder-class submarine escort ships
Active ship classes of the United States Navy
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