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Agate Pass (YTT-12)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Papa - Juliet
 NJPJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Cape Flattery Class Torpedo Trial Craft:
  • Built by McDermott Shipyards, Amelia, LA (YN 290)
  • Contract awarded, 07 December 1988
  • Laid down, 18 September 1989
  • Launched, 06 September 1990
  • Delivered and placed in service as Agate Pass (YTT-12), 30 October 1992
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 August 1999
  • Disposed of by transfer to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 31 January 2000
  • Commissioned as NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (R-352), 10 May 2004
  • Currently active, homeported at Charleston, SC
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1168 tons (fl)
    Length 186'
    Beam 40'
    Draft 11' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Cummins KTA 50 turbocharged diesel
    one shaft, 1250bhp
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    Agate Pass 57k Ex-Agate Pass (YTT-12) in service as the NOAA research ship Nancy Foster (R-352) underway, date and place unknown. NOAA web site
    Agate Pass 187k Ex-Agate Pass (YTT-12) in service as the NOAA research ship Nancy Foster (R-352) sailing on the Savannah River, GA, 05 May 2008.
    Photo by "Captain Peter," via shipspotting.com    		 Dave Wright
    Agate Pass 220k Ex-Agate Pass (YTT-12) in service as the NOAA research ship Nancy Foster (R-352) moored at Charleston, SC, 19 June 2010.
    Photo by "Captain Ted," via shipspotting.com    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for Agate Pass (YTT-12) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S, Navy Memorial Foundation
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