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USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - November - Tango
 NINT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Impeccable Class Ocean Surveillance Ship:
  • Laid down, 15 March 1992, at American Shipbuilding, Tampa, FL.
  • Completed at Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, MS., in 1995
  • Launched, 28 August 1998
  • Delivered to the Navy, 22 March 2001
  • Assignment to the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Special Mission Ships Program
  • Placed in service as USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) the same date
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,370 t.(fl)
    Length 281' 5"
    Beam 95' 8"
    Draft 26'
    Speed 13 kts (3 kts when towing array)
    Complement
    Civilian mariners 20
    Navy personnel 20
    Technicians 5
    PropulsionDiesel-electric; three diesel generators; two Westinghouse motors; 5,000 horsepower; twin screw shaft; 2 omni-thruster hydrojets; 1,800 horsepower
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    09662304     		151k USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) moored pierside at Halter Marine Shipyard in Moss Point, Ms., circa 2001.
    MSC photo by Rebecca Rogers, MSC PAO    		 Robert Hurst
    Impeccable 38k USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Impeccable 151k USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) underway, date and location unknown. The military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship Impeccable is one of five ocean surveillance ships that are part of the 25 ships in the Military Sealift Command Special Mission Ships Program. Impeccable directly supports the Navy by using both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats.
    US Navy photo # 090309-N-0000X-001 WASHINGTON (March 9, 2009).    		 Lee Wahler
    Impeccable 63k USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) at Yokohama, 11 April 2004. Photo was taken from Yokohama Bay Bridge. The passenger ship MV Royal Wing is passing Impeccable on her port side. Photo by Shigeru Motosugi
    USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Ocean Surveillance Ships - T-AGOS
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