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T-AGOS-16 Capable

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

National Defense Service Medal
Stalwart Class Ocean Surveillance Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 October 1987, at Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, MS.
  • Launched, 28 October 1988
  • Delivered to the Navy, 9 June 1989
  • Assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Capable (T-AGOS-16)
  • Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 14 September 2004
  • Renamed NOAA Research Ship Okeanos Explorer, conversion on going as of 2006
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,565 t.(lt) 2,535t.(fl)
    Length 224'
    Beam 43'
    Draft 15'
    Speed 11kts
    Armament none
    Complement 18 Civilian Mariners,15 Navy
    Propulsion diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600hp
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    Capable 79k Capable (T-AGOS-16) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Capable 143k Capable (T-AGOS-16) underway, date and location unknown.
    A copy of this photo is available from Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.    		 Photo ©Atlantic Fleet Sales
    Submitted by Robert M. Cieri
    There is no DANFS history available for Capable (T-AGOS-16) at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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