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MV Kellie Chouest



Chouest Class Deep Submergence Elevator Support Ships (DSESS):
  • Built by North American Shipbuilding, Larouse, LA, for Edison Chouest Offshore
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, February 1996
  • Leased to the US Navy Military Sealift Command, contractor operated and controlled
  • MV Kellie Chouest is assigned to COMSUBDEVRON FIVE for deep water research, rescue and salvage missions
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,575 t. (fl)
    Length 310'
    Beam 52'
    Draft 15'
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement
    15 civilian
    40 military
    Armament none
    Propulsion two 2,000 hp EMD-645-E5 Diesel engines
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    Kellie Chouest 68k MV Kellie Chouest at sea, 18 September 2012, location unknown.
    US Navy (MSC) photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Kellie Chouest 89k MV Kellie Chouest underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Kellie Chouest
    09790903>    		 46k MV Kellie Chouest underway, at Norfolk, VA., 14 October 2010
    Marine Traffic ©Charles Struthers    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no history available for MV Kellie Chouest at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    High Performance Wireless Research
    2002 High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network Expedition to the SEALAB II/III habitat
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