January 16, 2018 | Military | Ships | United States
USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, is the third ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and one of the few United States Navy ships named for women.
January 8, 2018 | Military | Ships | United States
Bowditch is the third naval ship named for the American astronomer and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) who published the first edition of his work, “The New American Practical Navigator,” in 1802 — which is to this day the standard reference for merchant marine navigation. USNS Bowditch However, it is the first ship with the namesake Read More
January 7, 2018 | Military | Ships | United States
USNS Mary Sears is one of the seven survey ships of MSC’s Special Mission Ships Program.Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS-65). USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS-65) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS-65) moored at Singapore, 29 January 2007, after a successful mission to search for and locate missing Adam Air Read More
December 30, 2017 | Military | Ships | United States
USNS WALTER S DIEHL is a tankers built in 1988 and currently sailing under the flag of USA. USNS Walter S. Diehl USNS WALTER S DIEHL has 206m length overall and beam of 30m. Her gross tonnage is 20706 tons. Source: vesselfinder.com Image Source: shipspotting.com
December 22, 2017 | Military | Ships | United States
Bowditch gathered data that provided much of the military’s information on the ocean environment, which in turn, stabilized the safety and mission of Sailors and servicemen. The ship’s success lies in the multi-beam contour mapping system, and wide-angle side-scan sonar systems, which continuously collect data over a broad strip of ocean floor. USNS Bowditch Bowditch Read More
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