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Contributed by Don McGrogan BMCS, USN (Ret.) - Popular Patch

USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Romeo - Papa
 NCRP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3)
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal (2) - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
Powhatan Class Fleet Ocean Tug:
  • Laid down, 23 March 1979, at Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI.
  • Launched, 17 May 1980
  • Delivered to the Navy, 16 October 1980
  • Assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170)
  • Placed out of service, 16 August 2005, laid up at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA. in maintenance category B
  • Departed Philadelphia NISMF under tow for Brownsville, TX., 01 September 2023
  • Final Disposition scrapped
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,387 t.(lt) 2,000 t.(fl)
    Length 226'
    Beam 42'
    Draft 15' (max)
    Speed 14.5 kts.
    Complement
    16 Civilians
    4 Navy (communications unit)
    Propulsion
    two GMC EMD 20-645F7B Diesel engines (5.73 MW sustained)
    two shafts, controllable reversible pitch propellers mounted in Kort nozzles, 7,200shp
    bow thruster, 300hp (224KW)
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    Mohawk 102k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
    Mohawk
    093917009    		 298k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) towing the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) to Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1 August 1986 for reactivation.
    U.S. Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    Mohawk 64k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) moored pierside at Mahon, Spain, 1995. Photo by Ignacio Lopez
    ex member Armada Espanola
    Mohawk
    093917008    		 258k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) moored pierside in the harbor at Rhodes, Greece, circa 21 July 1998. Photo by Wolfgang Hechler
    Mohawk
    093917007    		 167k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) passing out of the open draw of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge en route down the Potomac river, Washington D.C., 25 May 2000.
    DoDMedia Photo by Don S. Montgomery, USN (RET).    		 Robert Hurst
    Mohawk 51k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) moored pierside at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, April 2001. Photo © 2001 Christoph Hartmann.
    Mohawk 34k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) underway, date and location unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk
    Mohawk 229k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) moored pierside in the harbor at La Spezia, Italy, 18 November 2005. Carlo Martinelli
    Mohawk
    093917006    		 322k USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) unloading a Riverine Patrol Boat (PBR) at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA. in May 2002. Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for Mohawk (T-ATF-170) at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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    Last Updated 6 October 2023