USAV MG Henry Knox (LT-802) assigned to the 467th Transportation Company in Tacoma, Washington.
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Class overview | |
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Builders |
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Operators | United States Army |
In commission | 1994–present |
Planned | 13[1] |
Completed | 6 |
Cancelled | 7 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Large tug |
Displacement | 924 long tons (939 t) |
Length | 128 ft (39 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Propulsion | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,550 bhp (1,900 kW) |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 24 |
The MGen. Nathanael Greene-class large coastal tugs are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They are a class of large tugs built for US Army service, primarily intended to assist in docking of transports.[2]