For other ships with the same name, see USS Chehalis.
USS Chehalis (PGM-94/PG-94) was an Asheville-classgunboat of the U.S. Navy and the second ship to be named Chehalis. Chehalis was launched 8 June 1968 at the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company. She was commissioned 8 November 1969. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, a city in Washington state.[1] Later, she was transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command and renamed Research Vessel Athena. Athena was scrapped in 2016.
USS Chehalis off Tacoma, Washington on 3 November 1969
The Chehalis was powered by a combination of two Cumminsdiesel engines and a General Electric LM-1500 gas turbine. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources.
References
Naval Vessel Register – PG-94
NavSource PG-94
^Francis, Timothy L. "Chehalis II (PG-94)". Naval History and Heritage Command. U.S. Navy – Director of Naval History. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links
Patrol Gunboat Association – USS Chehalis
Research Vessel Athena
Research Vessel Athena datasheet
NAVSEA Research vessels
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