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USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Sierra - Kilo
 NZSK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) was transferred to Turkey, renamed TCG Canadarli (A-588)
Silas Bent Class Hydrographic Survey Ship:
  • Laid down, 19 December 1964, at Christy Marine Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, 20 November 1965
  • Delivered to the Navy, 19 May 1967
  • Placed in service, 26 May 1967, by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27)
  • Placed out of service, 14 March 2001, in Malaysia
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 14 March 2001
  • Sold (cash sale) under the Security Assistance Program to Turkey, 14 March 2001, renamed TCG Canadarli (A-588)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,935 t.(lt) 2,580 t.(fl)
    Length 285' 3"
    Beam 48'
    Draft 15
    Speed 15 kts.
    Complement 44 crew, 26 scientific party
    Propulsion ALCO diesels, Allis-Chalmers electric drive, single shaft. SHP approx.3000
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    Kane 42k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) on the Anacostia River at Washington, D.C., May 1967 Photo by Ramon Jackson
    Kane 53k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) on the Anacostia River at Washington, D.C., May 1967. Photo by Ramon Jackson
    Kane 24k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Oceanographer of the Navy
    Kane 94k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) in New York City harbor, date unknown. Carl R. Friberg Jr., USNS Kane
    Kane 36k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the US Naval Hydrographer's Office.    		 Joe Radigan, MACM USN Ret
    Kane 81k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Joe Radigan, MACM USN Ret
    Kane 46k USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) underway, September 1972, location unknown. Robert Hurst
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