Navajo-class rescue and salvage ship explained

The Navajo class is a class of Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships for the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy. They were ordered in 2017 as the planned replacement for the aging s and s. A total of ten ships of the class have been planned and none have yet to be put in service.

Development

Eight ships of the class were planned to replace the aging s and s. They were ordered in 2017 and on 16 March 2018 Gulf Island Fabrication was chosen to construct them. On 26 March 2020, an additional two ships were ordered by the navy. On 19 April 2021, Gulf Island announced that they had sold the contract along with the shipyard to Bollinger Shipyards.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Ships in class

Navajo-class construction data!Name!Namesake!Hull number!Builder!Laid down!Launched!Delivered!Active!Status!References
Navajo NationT-ATS-6Gulf Island Fabrication30 October 201924 May 2023Under construction [5] [6] [7] [8]
Cherokee NationT-ATS-712 February 2020Under construction[9]
Saginaw Chippewa TribeT-ATS-83 October 2022[10] Under construction[11]
Lenape NationT-ATS-9Bollinger ShipyardsUnder construction[12]
Muscogee NationT-ATS-10Under construction[13]
Billy Frank Jr.T-ATS-11Austal USA[14] 14 November 2023Under construction[15] [16]
Solomon AtkinsonT-ATS-12Under construction
James D. FairbanksT-ATS-13Under construction[17]
T-ATS-14Ordered[18] [19]
UnnamedT-ATS-15Ordered

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Notes and References

  1. Gulf Island Announces Sale of Shipyard Division Assets and Long-Term Contracts . Gulf Island Fabrication . 19 April 2021. 22 April 2021.
  2. News: US Navy orders further two Navajo-class towing and salvage ships . Defense Brief . 26 March 2020 . 17 February 2021.
  3. News: Burgess . Richard R. . Navy Orders Two More Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, Rescue Ships . Seapower . 26 March 2020 . 17 February 2021.
  4. News: US Navy exercises option for additional two Navajo-class ships . Naval Today . 9 April 2020 . 17 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation . 2023-12-01 . United States Navy . en-US.
  6. Keel Laid for First-in-Class T-ATS . United States Navy . 31 October 2019 . 17 February 2021.
  7. News: Vavasseur . Xavier . 27 May 2023 . US Navy's First Navajo-class T-ATS launched by Bollinger . Naval News . 27 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Navy to Christen Future USNS Navajo . 2023-12-01 . U.S. Department of Defense . en-US.
  9. Keel Laid for Future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7) . Naval Sea Systems Command . 13 February 2020 . 17 February 2021.
  10. Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek . United States Navy . 5 October 2022 . 6 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek . 2023-12-01 . United States Navy . en-US.
  12. Web site: SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship . 2023-12-01 . www.navy.mil.
  13. News: Bahtić . Fatima . 8 March 2023 . Bollinger kicks off construction of US Navy’s T-ATS 10 . Naval Today . 10 March 2023.
  14. News: Navy awards Austal USA $144.6 million two-ship T-ATS contract . Marine Log . 5 October 2021.
  15. Web site: Staff . Seapower . 2023-11-14 . Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr. . 2023-11-15 . Seapower . en-US.
  16. News: Bahtić . Fatima . 1 February 2023 . Austal kicks off construction of US Navy's T-ATS 12 . Naval Today . 7 February 2023.
  17. SECNAV Del Toro Names Ship in Honor of Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Seabees James D. Fairbanks . 2024-02-24 . www.navy.mil.
  18. Web site: Fleet Ocean Tugs T-ATS . 2023-12-01 . United States Navy . en-US.
  19. SECNAV Names Ship in Honor of Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island. United States Navy. 18 June 2024. 19 June 2024.