The Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ships were succeeded by the longer Victorious-class ocean surveillance ships. Worthy had an overall length of 224 feet (68 m) and a length of 203 feet 6 inches (62.03 m) at its waterline. It had a beam of 43 feet (13 m) and a draft of 15 feet (4.6 m). The surveillance ship had a displacement of 1,600 tonnes (1,600 long tons; 1,800 short tons) at light load and 2,301 tonnes (2,265 long tons; 2,536 short tons) at full load. It was powered by a diesel-electric system of four Caterpillar D-398 diesel-powered generators and two General Electric 550 metric horsepower (540 shp; 400 kW) electric motors. This produced a total of 3,200 metric horsepower (3,200 shp; 2,400 kW) that drove two shafts. It had a gross register tonnage of 1,584 and a deadweight tonnage of 786.[1]
The Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ships had maximum speeds of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). They were built to be fitted with the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) system. The ship had an endurance of thirty days. It had a range of 3,000 miles (2,600 nmi; 4,800 km) and a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). Its complement was between thirty-two and forty-seven. Its hull design was similar to that of the Powhatan-classtugboats.[1]
Historyedit
US Army Vessel Worthy as Kwajalein Mobile Range Safety System, October 1995.
usns, worthy, agos, modified, stalwart, class, ocean, surveillance, ship, operated, united, states, navy, agos, washington, navy, yard, 1989, history, united, states, navy, name, agos, orderedapril, 1985, buildervt, halter, marine, laid, downapril, 1986, launc. The USNS Worthy T AGOS 14 was a modified Stalwart class ocean surveillance ship operated by the United States Navy USNS Worthy T AGOS 14 at Washington Navy Yard 1989 History United States Navy NameUSNS Worthy T AGOS 14 OrderedApril 5 1985 BuilderVT Halter Marine Inc Laid downApril 3 1986 LaunchedFebruary 6 1988 StrickenMay 20 1993 FateTransferred in 1995 to the United States Army United States Army NameUSAV Worthy T AGOS 14 Acquired1995 IdentificationIMO number 8835229 MMSI number 338982000 Callsign AAEJ StatusIn active service as of 2020 General characteristics Displacement1 565 t lt 2 535 t fl Length224 ft 68 m Beam43 ft 13 m Draught15 ft 4 6 m Propulsiondiesel electric two shafts 1 600 hp Speed11 knots 20 km h 13 mph Contents 1 Design 2 History 3 References 4 External linksDesign editThe Stalwart class ocean surveillance ships were succeeded by the longer Victorious class ocean surveillance ships Worthy had an overall length of 224 feet 68 m and a length of 203 feet 6 inches 62 03 m at its waterline It had a beam of 43 feet 13 m and a draft of 15 feet 4 6 m The surveillance ship had a displacement of 1 600 tonnes 1 600 long tons 1 800 short tons at light load and 2 301 tonnes 2 265 long tons 2 536 short tons at full load It was powered by a diesel electric system of four Caterpillar D 398 diesel powered generators and two General Electric 550 metric horsepower 540 shp 400 kW electric motors This produced a total of 3 200 metric horsepower 3 200 shp 2 400 kW that drove two shafts It had a gross register tonnage of 1 584 and a deadweight tonnage of 786 1 The Stalwart class ocean surveillance ships had maximum speeds of 11 knots 20 km h 13 mph They were built to be fitted with the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System SURTASS system The ship had an endurance of thirty days It had a range of 3 000 miles 2 600 nmi 4 800 km and a speed of 11 knots 20 km h 13 mph Its complement was between thirty two and forty seven Its hull design was similar to that of the Powhatan class tugboats 1 History edit nbsp US Army Vessel Worthy as Kwajalein Mobile Range Safety System October 1995 Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold War anti submarine warfare operations in the 1980s USNS Worthy was struck from the Navy registry in 1993 and modified to be Kwajalein Mobile Range Safety System KMRSS Worthy a missile range instrumentation ship at Kwajalein Atoll s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site operated by the United States Army 2 3 References edit a b Norman Polmar 2005 The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U S Fleet Naval Institute Press p 617 ISBN 978 1 59114 685 8 GlobalSecurity org T AGOS 1 Stalwart hazegray org World Navies Today US ArmyExternal links editNVR KMRSS NavSource Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USNS Worthy amp oldid 1162073624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
