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USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - Oscar - Romeo
NLOR
Howard O. Lorenzen Class Range Instrumentation Ship:
  • Contract awarded to VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, MS., announced, 26 September 2006
  • Laid down, 13 August 2008, at VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Named USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25), 10 October 2008
  • Launched and Christened, 28 June 2010
  • Accepted by the Navy's Military Sealift Command and placed in service, 10 January 2012
    Specifications:
    Displacement 12,229 t.
    Length 534'
    Beam 89'
    Draft 22'
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement
    30 Civilian contract mariners
    30 Mission specialists
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    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532507
    15k
    Namesake
    Howard O. Lorenzen - The late Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) electrical engineer Howard O. Lorenzen was instrumental in the creation of the electronic intelligence capabilities of the United States. Lorenzen’s innovations and breakthroughs led him to be considered by many to be “the father of electronic warfare.
    Tommy Trampp
    Howard O. Lorenzen 31k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) underway during trials, date and location unknown.
    US Navy MSC photo
    Lee Wahler
    Howard O. Lorenzen 377k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) underway on the Columbia River, outbound to sea, date unknown.
    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs
    Lee Wahler
    Howard O. Lorenzen 147k
    Howard O. Lorenzen 103k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) moored pierside Port Canaveral, FL. 27 February 2013.
    Photo by Robb from Canada "US Navy Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25)" by Robb from Canada - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons.
    Lee Wahler
    Howard O. Lorenzen 203k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) entering Pearl Harbor Hawaii. 3 June 2014. Photo by Wade Armstrong, Pearl Harbor Pilots
    Howard O. Lorenzen 198k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) underway, date and location unknown. Lee Wahler
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532508
    88k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) passes Astoria, OR., as it departs the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2014.
    U.S. Air Force photo # 170501-F-ZZ999-091 by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.
    Tommy Trampp
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532509
    111k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) sits pier-side at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Japan, 17 November 2016.
    U.S. Navy Photo 161117-N-XN177-003 by Peter Burghart
    John Spivey
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532513
    135k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) underway in Wakasa Bay, at the entrance of Maizura port, Japan, 27 April 2023.
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532514
    139k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) entering Maizuru Port, Japan on 27 April 2023.
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532512
    215k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) inbound to Maizuru Port, Japan, 27 April 2023.
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532511
    182k USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) assisted by tugboats enters Maizuru Port, Japan, 27 April 2023. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship JS Mashu (AOE-425), and the Maizuru Crane Bridge, are in the background.
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532515
    173k USNS (T-AGM-25) at Maizuru Port, Japan, 27 April 2023. The ship in the background is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship JS Mashu (AOE-425) , and the bridge is the Maizuru Crane Bridge. The mountain in the back is Aobayama, also known as ``Wakasa Fuji.
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst
    Howard O. Lorenzen
    09532510
    121k JMSDF Maizuru Base North Quay and JMU Maizuru Office, Japan, 27 April 2023. From front/right: YT-72, YG-204 (deregistered),
    multi-purpose support ship JS Hiuchi (AMS-4301),
    general-purpose destroyer Asagiri (DD-151),
    general-purpose destroyer JSFuyuzuki (DD-118),
    USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25), and helicopter-equipped patrol ship Echigo (PLH08).
    Photo courtesy of Sengoku2501. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
    Robert Hurst

    USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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