Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship

Class of salvage and rescue ships of the United States Navy

USCGC Alex Haley
Class overview
NameEdenton class
BuildersBrooke Marine
Operators
Succeeded byNavajo class
Built1967-1972
In commission1971-present
Planned3
Completed3
Active1
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeSalvage and rescue ship
Displacement
  • 2,592 t (2,551 long tons), light
  • 3,484 t (3,429 long tons), full load
Length283 ft (86 m)
Beam59 ft (18 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m), 18 ft (5.5 m)max
Installed power6,800 shp (5,100 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Caterpillar diesel engines,
  • 2 × shafts
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range8,689 nmi (16,092 km; 9,999 mi)
Complement10 officers, 90 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		AN/SPS-40 air-search radar (Edenton)
Armament
  • 2 × M242 Busmaster guns,
  • 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) guns
Aviation facilitiesHelipad (Edenton)

The Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship was a class of salvage and rescue ships that were operated by the United States Navy during the 1970s.

Design

Edenton-class was a ship class consisting of three purpose built rescue ships, where they were brought into service in the 1970s. This class of ships were succeeded by the Navajo-class, as the designation ATS-4 and 5 were not used.[1][2]

The ships were armed with two M242 Busmaster and two M2 Browning machine guns for self-defense.[2]

Ships in the class

Edenton class[2]
Hull no. Name Callsign Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
ATS-1 Edenton NXSF Brooke Marine 28 March 1967 15 May 1968 23 January 1971 29 March 1996 Transferred to the Coast Guard as USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39), 1999
ATS-2 Beaufort NUOT 19 February 1968 1 December 1968 22 January 1972 8 March 1996 Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Pyeongtaek (ATS-27), 1997[3]
ATS-3 Brunswick NRCN 5 June 1968 14 October 1969 19 December 1972 8 March 1996 Sold to South Korea and renamed ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-28), 1997[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navajo-Class (T-ATS) Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship, US". Naval Technology. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "해군 구난함 평택함(ATS-27), "세 번째 임무를 명(命) 받았습니다"". 시사매거진 (in Korean). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "구난함 · 광양함(ATS-28)". 네이버 블로그 | 서울지하철역대 박스이용학과 (in Korean). Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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Edenton-class salvage and rescue ships
 United States Navy
  • Edenton
  • Beaufort
  • Brunswick
 United States Coast Guard
  • Alex Haley (ex-Edenton)
 Republic of Korea Navy
  • Pyeongtaek (ex-Beaufort)
  • Gwangyang (ex-Brunswick)